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As the old saying goes, "Follow the money." That this is an article of faith to the left is not in dispute. Money comes from the evil of capitalism. Climate change setting stage for rise in infectious diseases In an article in Tuesday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, infectious disease specialists predict that global warming will increase the risk of infectious disease by expanding the geographic ranges of species known to carry diseases that jump from animals to humans.

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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - Large-scale solutions to help slow global warming often threaten the very indigenous peoples who are among those hardest hit by a changing climate, the U.N. University said on... Global Leaders Responding to Ecosystem Degradation “The world’s forests, wetlands, and other ecosystems are under tremendous pressure due to climate change, land conversion, and many other factors,” says Jonathan Lash, president, WRI. “As ecosystems degrade, companies will face operational, regulatory, and reputational risks ..." Climate solutions often harm indigenous peoples-UN Large-scale solutions to help slow global warming often threaten the very indigenous peoples who are among those hardest hit by a changing climate, the U.N. University said on Wednesday. Deadly Frog Fungus Spreads in Virus-Like Waves A frog-killing fungus in Central and South America spreads in waves like other infectious diseases, challenging a theory that climate change is to blame, a new study says. The study runs counter to the results of a 2006 study published in the journal Nature, which found that global warming promoted the spread of the chytrid fungus.

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