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Climate change increases the risk for certain infectious diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, Zika, and Lyme disease. Extreme weather and poor soil conditions cause agricultural shortfalls, leading to undernutrition and famine. There is even evidence that violence increases in warmer weather--including a study showing that pitchers throw beanballs (balls thrown with the intention of hitting the batter) significantly more often in hot weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimate change is real and it is happening now. We must use what we know to adapt to a warmer world and minimize adverse health effects: make city buildings cooler with air conditioning and cool roofs, for example, and mobilize resources for predicted outbreaks of disease. But, Lockwood points out, we also need prevention. 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