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Axios-Ipsos poll: Climate change seen as mounting health threat

The bar chart displays a survey of 1,042 adults conducted from May 31 to June 3, 2024, showing their expectations for the upcoming summer's extreme weather compared to the previous year. 36% believe it will be on par, while 37% believe it will be somewhat or a lot worse. 12% say it will be somewhat or a lot better, and 15% say they're not sure.

How Americans say this summer's extreme weather will compare with last year's

Data: Axios/Ipsos poll; Chart: Axios Visuals

Pandemic prep concerns hang over WHO meeting

Medicaid tests diaper delivery for newborns

Overdose deaths in 2023 fell for the first time since the pandemic

A line chart that visualizes the predicted 12-month total of U.S. drug overdose deaths from January 2015 to December 2023. The data shows a steady increase from 48,126 deaths in January 2015 to a peak of 113,103 in May 2023. The chart highlights a significant surge in deaths from 2020 onwards.

Rolling 12-month U.S. drug overdose deaths

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