As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cattle herds in nine U.S. states, the federal government is providing $200 million to help stem transmission, Reuters reported on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also asked states to prepare for more bird flu cases. On Monday, the agency requested that states provide […]
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How climate change could be driving ‘killer’ cold outbreaks in oceans
It’s not just ocean heat that’s affecting marine life – new research shows extremely cold events are welling up and causing mass mortalities. And the same planet-warming pollution that’s driving the climate crisis is likely to blame for these “killer events” on the other end of the temperature spectrum. The world’s oceans have been plagued […]
Following Measles Outbreaks, Scientists Grow Wary of Renewed Threat
Measles, a highly contagious but preventable disease, is resurging in pockets of the United States, a warning of the dangers of the strengthening anti-vaccine movement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more cases this year than the 58 tallied in all of 2023, although the agency is not expected to release exact […]
Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds
Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has found. The desert locust — a short-horned species found in some dry areas of northern and eastern Africa, the Middle East, and South […]
As outbreaks brew, can scientists stay a step ahead?
CAHUIDE, Peru – Aedes, a grayish four-propeller drone, whirred off the dirt soccer field in this Amazon village to help do what doctors cannot as climate change threatens this nation with a new era of disease. Named after the mosquito that transmits dengue fever, it quickly rose above the excited gaggle of flip-flopped kids gathered […]