International

"The Zika Virus Is Still a Threat. Here’s What the Experts Know."

"With measles and Ebola grabbing headlines, it is easy to forget the health panic of 2016, when Zika was linked to severe birth defects in thousands of Brazilian newborns whose mothers were infected while pregnant, striking fear across the country and much of the Americas. ... But Zika, it turns out, did not vanish."

Source: NY Times, 07/04/2019

"Moody’s Analytics Says Climate Change Could Cost $69 Trillion By 2100"

"The consulting firm Moody’s Analytics says climate change could inflict $69 trillion in damage on the global economy by the year 2100, assuming that warming hits the two-degree Celsius threshold widely seen as the limit to stem its most dire effects."

Source: Washington Post, 07/04/2019

"Airplane Contrails' Climate Impact to Triple by 2050, Study Says"

"Those thin white clouds that jet engines draw across the sky are leaving their mark on the climate. A new study warns that the global heat-trapping effect of contrail clouds will triple by 2050 unless airlines and airplane builders dramatically reduce emissions or air traffic patterns change."

Source: InsideClimate News, 06/28/2019

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