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Climate change may push the US toward the 'goldilocks zone' for West Nile virus

Spring rain, summer drought, and heat created ideal conditions for mosquitoes to spread the West Nile virus through Colorado last year, experts have said.

Toxic algae intensifies on Lake O as water rises along with concern
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Toxic algae intensifies on Lake O as water rises along with concern

Drone12 video captures concerning video and images of toxic blue-green algae on Lake Okeechobee Friday morning. The plague of the harmful gunk washed ashore in Pahokee at the city marina, where the bacteria is caking up, decomposing, and letting off toxins. Highly toxic algal blooms have become concerning for coastal communities. "I was like wow," said Njood Pellicer, of Pahokee. "To see it like that is just horrible. "The timing of this extensive amount of cyanobacteria is shocking.
Climate change can be reversed, DiCaprio's 'Ice on Fire' claims

Climate change can be reversed, DiCaprio's 'Ice on Fire' claims

"We don't need advanced technology, Mother Nature has seaweeds and shellfish which sequester five times more carbon than land-based plants," said Bren Smith, winching a glistening haul of glossy brown kelp out of the sea.

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