AV riddles! <3

I make you cough, I steal your breath, In lungs I lurk—could bring you death. Smoking or germs may give me room, What am I?

I mimic the sun, but have no warmth. I can be bright or dim, but am born of man's art. I illuminate the night, but possess no natural light. What am I?

I’m not a hug, but close enough, With VIPs, I mix it up. What’s the phrase when you’re beside The ones admired with social pride?

I am a series of events, cyclical and precise, That dictate the creation of life, in various sizes. I involve hormones, timing, and sometimes, a surprising surprise. What am I, vital for species that survive and rise?

I boast a salty kiss and shifting sands, Where ocean's roar meets firmest lands. My beauty's born of tide and spray, And changing shores where seabirds play. What am I?

I leave a forest scarred and lopsided, a testament to haste and lack of skill. My victims fall in unplanned directions, creating chaos instead of clean lines. What am I?

I have no hands, but I can shift your hours. I have no voice, but I can silence your powers. I’m influenced by light, and by what you consume, but my greatest effect is felt in the quiet of your room. What am I?

Thin ice and rising seas, More disasters, less cool breeze. What’s the change we need to slow?

No dirt or mud, yet shaking the ground, A discovery new, with world-changing sound. What kind of work turns science around?

I light the streets, but do much more— I drown out stars and disrupt lore. What’s the glow that harms the dark?

Cars honk, machines roar, I’m the sound you can’t ignore. Too much of me is bad, you see— What could I be?

I’m a river that flows without a source, A fire that burns without a course. I deplete without replenishment, And leave behind a bitter sentiment. What am I?