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Featured health stories

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As California’s climate heats up, Valley fever spikes — especially on Central Coast

The Mercury News, January 2023

Because the fungus that causes the disease spreads easily in hot, arid conditions, the number of cases will grow, UC Berkeley study says

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As Santa Cruz County combats invasive mosquito, long-term eradication remains uncertain

Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 2022

Officials see a path to temporary eradication, but if the experiences of scientists and other counties hold any lessons, A. aegypti may prove impossible to keep out indefinitely

Solar panels over crops may boost farmworkers’ comfort

AGU Newsroom, December 2025

Benefits include accessible shade, cooler water, and less fatigue, according to direct testimony from farmworkers

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Soil bacteria and fungi emerge as a top predictor of childhood allergic disease

AGU Newsroom
Dec 2025

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