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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… second-growth forests, suburban and exurban growth, habitat degradation, predator eradication, wildlife … it is often in such areas where wildfire poses the greatest risk to human life and property. Of course, people still … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds Lakes have been growing increasingly … road salt use, levels in many lakes could stabilize below thresholds set by the US Environmental Protection Agency … too high. Solomon explains, “The EPA’s chronic toxicity thresholds for chloride were developed with limited data, …
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Dangerous misunderstandings
… – and which ones – we need to explore the concept of thresholds. In science, we think a lot about thresholds – levels above or below which something … protect the most vulnerable? Determining what level of risk is acceptable With the tools we currently have, …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… reservoirs where the virus can multiply or persist for prolonged periods, creating the potential for the pathogen … at protecting all species from illness and reducing the risk of new variants, emphasize monitoring mammalian …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… 20 city analysis finds current practices at risk of reinforcing systemic inequalities Photo by … projects, and less than 10% identified the causes of uneven risk distributions and vulnerability. If formal green … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Pandemics: Humans are the culprits
… of plants, birds and rare animals like orangutans were at risk. The sunlight had dimmed, the temperature had dropped, … some of these viruses. Large-scale deforestation, habitat degradation and fragmentation, agriculture intensification, … more diseases in humans. By itself, biodiversity is not a risk to humans. It is when we interact with it that we get …
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Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn
… them, explains Ostfeld, adding, "Habitat destruction and degradation can reduce the health of these animal hosts … to jump to us," Ostfeld added. How do we reduce the risk of future outbreaks? Now that humanity is … disease hotspots that are on the front lines. Identify the risk behaviors that lead to viruses spilling over from …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… novel viruses with epidemic potential and measures for risk mitigation, they write in the study. The research … diseases, but Han thinks making generalisations about the risk of bat-borne coronaviruses in humans is … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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Joy Damon
… Collaborative , where she studied perceptions of trail risk and difficulty in hiking areas within the Catskill …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… of Food and Agriculture. “In order to know the risk that new variants pose for people, we really have to … University of South Florida . The project will also assess risk of spillover from people to wildlife, and how new … these dynamics should help to improve assessments of risk to wildlife and people, and help predict spillover into …
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