A container of Asian tiger mosquitos in a study of how the climate crisis may affect the spread of tropical diseases in Germany. Dengue is on the rise in Europe. New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in […] Click here to view original […]

Hurricanes Milton and Helene slammed Florida, leading to widespread damage. In an aerial view, construction cranes dot the skyline on Oct. 02, 2023 in Miami. 3:26Joe Raedle/Getty Images For Florida residents, the sound of waves crashing on the shore may now be as common as the distant hums of […] Click here to view original

Story by Alaa Elassar, CNN Displaced Syrian women and children pose for a portrait in Jordan. In between rows of tomato vines and potato plants sprouting out of the desperately water deprived fields of southern Jordan, a young girl dreams of school while harvesting crops alongside her mother. Sondos […] Click here to view original

Get caught up. A fallen tree in St. Petersburg, Florida, after Hurricane MiltonPhotographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg Note to readers: This is the last Weekend Reading newsletter. Next Saturday, you’ll receive our new Weekend Edition newsletter, filled with the big ideas and open questions at the fascinating places where finance, life […] Click here to view original

David Hester inspects the damage to his house after Hurricane Helene Florida on September 28, 2024. Climate change is making hurricanes more intense. Source: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images For the second time in as many weeks, Florida residents are picking up the pieces from a major hurricane supercharged […] Click here to view original

At the end of this summer, I’ve gotten some scary, surprising and unexpected news: Aedes aegypti , the yellow fever mosquito has been detected in the town of Talent in Oregon State in the United States . Aedes aegypti is one the most dangerous mosquitoes in the world, capable […] Click here to view original