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20 Apr 2018 |
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Alaska’s terrifying wildfire season and what it says about climate change
The fires are just the latest indicator of a climatic transformation that is remaking the state — its forests, its coasts, its glaciers, and perhaps most of all, the frozen ground beneath — more than any other in America.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Is El Nino to Blame for the “Explosive” Zika Virus Outbreak?
A worker in Brazil disinfects the famous Sambadrome as part of the fight against the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which spreads the Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses. Marcelo Sayao/ZUMA The outbreak of Zika virus in Latin America is “spreading explosively,” the director of the World Health Organization warned at an ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hospitals urged to save money while improving environmental impact
Measures to help the NHS both save money and reduce its environmental impact have been proposed in a new report from the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU). The report sets out 35 interventions which, if they are all implemented, could save £414m and 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year by 2020. This would also […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Was Climate Change Partly to Blame for Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave?
Climate change is directly responsible for more than 500 deaths in London and Paris during the heat wave that swept Europe in 2003, according to a new study by the University of Oxford. In the three months from June–August 2003, searing temperatures — the hottest recorded in Europe since 1540 — caused upwards of 70,000 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Climate-Change Solution No One Will Talk About
Studies have shown that improved access to birth control can be a valuable tool in slowing global warming, but many politicians are afraid to broach the subject.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Zika Virus and Climate Change: 4 Things To Know
1. Hotter temperatures make mosquitoes hungrier 2. Warm air incubates the virus faster 3. Mosquito territory expands as the climate warms 4. Changing rainfall patterns help mosquitoes breed
20 Apr 2018 |
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Greening the City for Health
Parks, trees, and green spaces boost human health and well-being in ways that support urban revitalization and quality of life for all.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Worrying weather: roller-coaster temperature swings increase risk of dying, new study finds
People living in places with wildly swinging temperatures are more vulnerable to health problems such as heart attacks, respiratory ailments, and increased heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol levels
20 Apr 2018 |
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Water and Wellness: Green Infrastructure for Health Co-Benefits
With careful design, green spaces can manage runoff and provide a range of co-benefits. Integrated planning of green infrastructure and parks systems helps to cost-effectively provide multiple benefits and contributes to more livable communities. Designing green infrastructure for stormwater management as well as co-benefits, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Link Between Zika and Climate Change
Last year, a team of researchers made a surprising discovery: Aedis aegypti mosquitoes—the species that spreads West Nile Virus, dengue, chickungunya and, most recently, Zika—were living year-round in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. In a paper published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, ...