Warmer temperatures, driven by climate change, are forcing animal habitats to change, and increasing human-animal interactions. In the first episode of Climatology — a podcast series on climate science at Los Alamos National Laboratory — researchers discuss climate change's role in disease spread.

Photo credit: Joey Montoya. Episode host: Lexi Petronis. Written and edited by Nick Njegomir. Special thanks to Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis and Laura Mullane. This episode is part of Down to a Science: A LANL Podcast Series.

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