Climate Change Linked News Today

A fire in Porto Alegre on Friday left 13 hospitalized, some critical. About 30 lived in the guesthouse; cause unknown. President Lula da Silva sent condolences; guesthouse housed "vulnerable" people. Mayor Melo declared three days of mourning.

The highest temperatures in the US were recorded in Texas and Florida and malaria was also detected in these states. Is there any relation between climate change and certain diseases?

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According to an analysis headed by Charlie Robbins, a wildlife biologist at Washington State University, a high protein diet appears connected to renal illness and shorter lifespans for confined polar bears.

Argentina Wildfires Damage 200-Plus Homes, Leave Several Injured or Missing The Weather Channel 3/11/2021 Jan Wesner Childs Several people were missing or injured in a series of wildfires in Argentina, set on purpose and then fueled by hot and windy conditions. Authorities say the blazes were intentionally set, most likely in connection with a local conflict, according to Telam, the countrys national news agency. "The outbreaks were started simultaneously in different location...