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Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study theguardian.com/environment/ar…

New study in Nature confirms that if we want to avoid the next pandemic - we should stop destroying biodiversity, heating and polluting the planet. Just one more reason to go for a greener, healthier future. theguardian.com/environment/ar… nature.com/articles/s4158…

Our global meta-analysis on environmental drivers of infectious disease came out this week. Excited to share this work! It was a big team effort! Coauthors included, but not limited to lucifer_he11 Jeremy Cohen, PhD @fletch_halliday @alexiskorotasz Sarah Knutie

Day 1 of USGS Powell Center working group in the books! (Re)introductions and lots of great discussions!

In this nature article, Mahon et al. investigated the impact of global change drivers on infectious diseases. Biodiversity loss, chemical pollution, climate change, and introduced species increase disease-related harm, while urbanization reduces it: tinyurl.com/hbes3nfn

My office for the day.

What do tax cuts for the rich do? They increase inequality. They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment. "Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."

When someone tells me they think a dataset will be quick to clean.

Emergency #rstats broadcast for those that use ggplot with power point.

Even Jill Stein’s Twitter account goes pretty silent every four years and then picks back up when she’s running for office again. Such an unbelievable scammer. I get if you’re frustrated by two-party system, our policies, but holy sh-t, she’s a grifter.

Please join us this Thursday, on October 24, 2024, at 1:00 pm CDT to hear about the new Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD), a revolutionary product suite that will provide greater insights into environmental change. Sign up here: ow.ly/Mnh550TQhqb

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