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Climate change, waterlogging fuel vector-borne disease risk in NE: Parliament panel
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (168+ words) The Assam Tribune Guwahati, Sept 13: The North Eastern Regionâs (NER) unique âgeo-climatic, ecological, and socio-cultural settingsâ create exceptionally high receptivity to vector-borne diseases (VBDs) and their perennial transmission, according to a high-level parliamentary panel In its recent report,…...
Drier days ahead: Louisiana's weather forecast keeps low rain chances through the week
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (301+ words) Quiet conditions across Southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi will give way to building heat early next week before drier air brings a welcome relief by Thursday. Over in the tropics, conditions remain remarkably calm across the North Atlantic, with no…...
More time for trees to grow doesn’t always mean more wood
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (495+ words) Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL 10.09.2026 | Haoyun Liu | WSL News As climate warming lengthens the growing season, trees have more time to produce wood, potentially storing more carbon. However, a new international study led by researchers…...
Infectious diseases will seed new ground as the planet warms — here's where they'll spread
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (886+ words) Climate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections. As the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate the health impacts of climate…...
Heat Warning Today, Wind Starts Up Tomorrow
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (15+ words) ktnv.com Heat Warning Today, Wind Starts Up Tomorrow...
Austin’s Street Medics Race to Beat the Heat • The Austin Chronicle
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (420+ words) The hot pink tees belong to Street Medics Austin, a mutual aid nonprofit that works to prepare, educate, and support people in the community who may be underserved by traditional emergency services. As summers get hotter and the city continues…...
A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Exeter and the UK Health Security Agency encourage consideration of potential interactions between urban green spaces, vector-borne diseases, and climate change
5+ day, 9+ min ago (89+ words) EurekAlert! Overview of the individual and overlapping effects of climate change, urban green spaces, and vector-borne diseases Credit must be given to the creator. More on this News Release A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Exeter and…...
DFPA to issue permits for prescribed pasture burns as weather conditions allow
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (253+ words) ROSEBURG, Ore. — Landowners in Douglas County will soon have a limited opportunity to use fire to improve pastures and reduce wildfire fuels, as the Douglas Forest Protective Association begins issuing permits for prescribed pasture burns when weather conditions allow. DFPA…...
Study finds heatwaves inhibit antibiotic resistance in soils
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (640+ words) Research by soil ecologist Franciska de Vries and colleagues at the University of Amsterdam found that bacteria switch to pure survival measures during heatwaves and consequently see a reduction in antibiotic resistance gene production. However, heat and drought still cause…...
Rain after drought: Changing disease risks for cattle and sheep
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (748+ words) NFU Senior Veterinary Adviser Disease risks for cattle and sheep can change quickly when rain follows a period of drought. Our experts examine the problems that can arise and what you should look out for. Recent rain may bring welcome…...