What health scientists are telling us is that climate change will bring increased asthma, more virulent allergens, medical emergencies from heat stress, the spread of water- and vector-borne diseases and increased severe weather events.
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Even the comparison between the cheerfully practical pirates and the creative chaos unleashed by the spread of the internet holds water.
The spread of skimming wheat off the water followed the same pattern as the spread of potato washing.
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Ocean hits are worse than land hits, not just because of immense tidal waves, but because of the vast quantities of super-heated water vapor and dust that spread from the impact to shroud the entire Earth.
Japan is more like a battered vessel, which has rotten timbers and many leaks, and the right question to ask is whether the rate at which the government repairs the ship and bails it out can outpace the spread of rot and entry of water.
Among the many uncertainties, will the cholera outbreak spread because of the heavy rain, and the risk that stagnant water will incubate the disease?
It has been reported that landowners are preparing to stop the Ministry of Defence using their land for training, block the siting of electricity pylons and stop water companies using their land to spread sewage.
Making sure clean water is available will perhaps the most important factor in preventing the spread of diseases like typhoid, cholera, and other infectious diseases.
Two to three inches of mulch spread around plants, trees and shrubs will slow water evaporation from the soil, help cool root systems and inhibit weeds.
They are frequent victims of diseases such as dengue fever, spread by mosquitoes that breed in the landfill's stagnant water, as well as respiratory ailments and infections attributable to rats, birds and other vermin.
Many countries in the Mediterranean basin could face a future of significant food and water shortages as climate change bites and deserts spread.
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