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Children and women run in a cloud of dust at the village of El Gel, Ethiopia. Climate change has pushed the Horn of Africa into a catastrophic drought. Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Climate change risks triggering a spike in infectious disease outbreaks: three reasons why

Heat, floods and droughts create conditions for pathogens and their vectors.
“Traffic jams” of boats and floating houses on the dry bed of Lake Puraquequara, in the outskirts of Manaus: a combination of climate change, a strong El Niño and insistence on works with a huge environmental impact contribute to an unprecedented and extremely urgent condition in the region. AP Photo/Edmar Barros

Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

A combination of climate change, a strong El Niño and an insistence on works of enormous impact are contributing to an unprecedented and extremely urgent situation in the region

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