This chapter delves into the factors contributing to the growing incidence of dengue in Latin America, specifically highlighting the impacts of climate change and urbanization. The discussion emphasizes how hotter climates and crowded urban areas are fostering ideal conditions for dengue-carrying mosquitoes, posing challenges that surpass current preventive measures.
The dengue-fever case counts now break regional records every year—and the structural reasons behind the spike suggest this sometimes-deadly virus will soon threaten more of the world. Breaches and security holes keep revealing how much of the internet’s innards are maintained by volunteers; we ask why (09:45). And the case for moving over, not up, at work (17:10).
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