Friday, 27 September 2024. A few days ago the Government of the State of São Paulo, Brazil published a brief report entitled “ Doenças de Transmissão Hídrica e Alimentar em Tempos de Estiagem, Calor e Queimadas ” (in English, “Water and Food Transmitted Diseases in Times of Drought, Heat and Fires”). As has been widely publicized, all of Brazil is currently experiencing severe drought and successive heat waves that translate into both wildfires and in low humidity and air pol