The Astrophysical Journal

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World Health Organization. 2023, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
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Lee, H. 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott)
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Watson, J. D., & Crick, F. H. C. 1953, Nature, 171, 737
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Wilford, J. N. 1969, The New York Times, 1
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