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  Mehran Azizi

  

  2 days ago

  Bad News for Earth: Rainwater Is No Longer Safe to Drink, Study Says

  Popular Mechanics - Manasee Wagh

  Even the most remote locations on Earth have rainfall that contains dangerous human-made plastic chemicals. Remember when you were a kid, and it was fun to tip your head back during a rainstorm and open your mouth to drink the drops? You shouldn’t do that anymore. That’s because you’ll be ingesting …

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  Mehran Azizi

  

  3 days ago

  23 climate change documentaries you need to watch because this planet is NOT fine

  Mashable - Shannon Connellan

  Get educated, then take action. In case you hadn’t noticed, things aren’t fine with our planet. But as Greta Thunberg would say, some of us still aren’t panicking enough. Earth is growing hotter by the year, with heat records being smashed around the globe. Extreme weather events are getting worse, …

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  Mehran Azizi

  

  4 days ago

  Scientist ‘Scared’ to See Evidence That Climate Change Worsens Infectious Diseases

  ecowatch.com - Climate Nexus

  Climate change is already worsening the impact of infectious diseases, like Zika, malaria, and COVID-19, on human health, a study published Monday in …

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  Mehran Azizi

  

  4 days ago

  Climate change can make most human diseases worse

  The Verge - Nicole Wetsman

  Polio is back, monkeypox isn’t slowing down, COVID-19 is still around — and now there’s more not-so-good news on the infection front: over 200 human diseases could get worse because of climate change, according to a new study. Researchers have known for a long time that the changing climate affects …

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  Mehran Azizi

  

  5 days ago

  Toxic PFAS chemicals render rainwater unsafe to drink across the globe

  newatlas.com - By Rich Haridy

  A striking new review article from researchers in Europe argues the global spread of certain hazardous chemicals is so pervasive that unsafe levels …

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  Mehran Azizi

  

  ‘Where is Hannan Hashemi?’ Disappearance of student part of the ongoing persecution of Baha’i in Iran

  The Toronto Star - Sandra Lynn Hutchison

  Since Hannan was arrested, there has been no news. We do not know where she has been taken, or even the nature of the charges. Where is Hannan Hashemi? …