Climate Change

As temperatures rise, toxic bacteria blooms in Mass. ponds prompt 'stay away' notices

As temperatures rise, toxic bacteria blooms in Mass. ponds prompt ‘stay away’ notices

Green algae blooms dot the surface of the Charles River along with various items of litter from storm runoff, July 26, 2017. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Warm weather and sunlight are attracting more than just summer vacationers to ponds in Massachusetts. These conditions are also contributing to "blooms" of cyanobacteria that […] Click here to view original […]

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As climate change transforms the Arctic, Homeland Security must adapt, official says

As climate change transforms the Arctic, Homeland Security must adapt, official says

Alaska News Dimitri Kusnezov, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s undersecretary for science and technology, stands by Lake Spenard on Tuesday. Kusnezov was on his first Alaska trip, with stops from Juneau to Utqiagvik. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) For the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which has a […] Click here to view original

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Croatia targets latest climate-change threat: mosquitoes

Croatia targets latest climate-change threat: mosquitoes

Croatia’s programme coincides with increasingly dire warning from experts that global warming could make swathes of Europe more vulnerable to infectious diseases spread by mosquito bites (DENIS LOVROVIC) Hordes of buzzing but sterile mosquitoes are being let loose in Zagreb as Croatia gets ahead of worries that climate change […] Click here to view original

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Heat waves grip three continents as climate change warms Earth

Heat waves grip three continents as climate change warms Earth

Credit: DH Illustration Punishing heat waves gripped three continents Tuesday, breaking records in cities around the Northern Hemisphere less than two weeks after the Earth recorded what scientists said were likely its hottest days in modern history. Firefighters in Greece scrambled to put out wildfires, as parched conditions raised […] Click here to view original

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Heat-struck Mediterranean Is Climate Change 'Hot Spot'

Heat-struck Mediterranean Is Climate Change ‘Hot Spot’

Heatwave in Europe and around the Mediterranean Struck by near-record temperatures and wildfires during this week’s heatwave, the Mediterranean region is ranked as a climate-change "hot spot" by scientists. The beaches, seafood and heritage sites in the region spanning parts of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia are […] Click here to view original

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Climate change is increasing our risk of exposure to disease

Climate change is increasing our risk of exposure to disease

As Earth’s climate changes, animals that carry diseases are shifting their habitats in response — and changing the risk of infectious disease as they go. Ticks, mosquitoes, and even smaller carriers like bacteria and algae are moving around as they adjust to rapid changes in temperature and available habitat […] Click here to view original

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