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climate-impacts
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fortune.comfinance23 days ago
Former Senator Bill Frist Links Environmental Conditions to Human Health
Bill Frist, a heart and lung transplant surgeon, argues that daily environmental factors shape long-term health outcomes. He cites heat, pollution, and neighborhood conditions as upstream contributors to disease.
zerohedge.combusiness44 days ago
Nuclear Winter Could Cause Billions of Starvation Deaths Researchers Say
Scientific models indicate that large-scale nuclear exchanges would trigger atmospheric soot injection leading to sharp drops in global temperatures and synchronized agricultural failures across continents. Modern societies operate with limited food reserves and tightly coupled s…
Al Jazeeraworld50 days ago
At Least Six Dead, Thousands Displaced in Northeast Brazil Heavy Rains
Heavy rains in northeastern Brazil have killed at least six people and displaced thousands in Pernambuco and Paraiba states. Flooding and landslides struck cities including Recife and Joao Pessoa following two days of rain. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered government s…
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Prince Edward Island Approves More Groundwater Wells for Crop Irrigation Following 2025 Drought
Provincial authorities in Prince Edward Island have received over 140 applications for groundwater exploration permits this year, up from an average of 20 to 30 annually. This increase follows the dry summer of 2025, which affected crop yields. Officials state that groundwater le…