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August 8, 2022

News roundup for 8 August 2022 – Climate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases – “Forever chemicals” have made rainwater “unsafe to drink” globally

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  • Global biodiversity report shows “catastrophic decline” in wildlife populations – “In just my lifetime, 50 years, we’ve seen a decline of 73 percent in the average size of these wildlife populations”
  • Hurricane Milton’s terrible twisters: Outbreak in Florida killed at least 5, leveled buildings – Miami National Weather Service issued a record 55 tornado warnings, beating a previous record of 49 during Category 4 Hurricane Ian in 2022
  • Our dystopian climate isn’t just about fires and floods. It’s about society fracturing.

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