Climate change and pandemics may intertwine in a warming world
A study in Cell argues we have entered a pandemic era and climate change could influence future outbreaks. Defor estation, urban crowding, and wet markets are among cited factors. experts note both potential acceleration and complex, context dependent effects on disease spread.
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Cell
Anthony Fauci
David Morens
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Morens
BuzzFeed
Jeff Masters
Yale Climate Connections
Florida
Masters
USA Today
Earth
Aaron Bernstein
Harvard University
T.hchan
Bernstein
Michael Mann
Penn State University
Mann
California wildfires grow faster and larger than before
California scientists warn fires now move tens of miles in a day as drought, warming temps, and beetle-killed timber fuel extreme behavior. Creek Fire near Yosemite raced 15 miles in one day trapping campers. Plumas and Monterey County blazes expanded rapidly, injuring a firefighter and prompting emergency shelters.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Sierra National Forest
Plumas National Forest
San Francisco
Monterey County
Jacob Bendix
Syracuse University
University of Utah
Philip Dennison
Mike Flannigan
Western Partnership For Wildland Fire Science
Canada
University of Alberta
Yosemite National Park
U.S. Forest Service
Steve Lohr
Doug Grafe
Oregon Department of Forestry
Cascade Mountains
Unemployment benefits hold at 884000 as layoffs stay high
The Labor Department reports 884000 Americans filed for unemployment last week while 13.4 million continued benefits. Hiring slowed after spring and summer gains as Congress debates relief. Analysts warn the recovery remains fragile without broader stimulus and a vaccine.
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Labor Department
Rabeela Farooqi
U.S
Congress
Federal Reserve
House
Senate
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