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Apr 2018

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Column: Here are some real but so far unconsidered consequences of climate change

When we say that the mean global temperature will rise by a couple of degrees, the normal reaction of people would be, “So what?” and some may even say that it may be good for the colder areas. Or when we say that we will lose some coastal land because of sea level rise, many […]

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Apr 2018

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Letter: Stay engaged on climate change

My family and I recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Moms Clean Air Force “Play-In” for Climate Action.In the shadows of the U.S. Capitol, we listened to music, played with other children and heard from inspirational speakers calling for action on climate change.The trip was particularly special because we were joined ...

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Apr 2018

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Our mental health is linked to our environment

We are living in a geologic epoch informally known as the “Anthropocene”. Scientists from the Anthropocene Working Group will meet later this year to consider the evidence before arriving at a formal decision about the epoch’s name. What is being discussed and evaluated, is the degree to which human (anthropos) ...

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Apr 2018

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You’re Making This Island Disappear

Scientists say we easily could warm the atmosphere by 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century—and if you call up a scientist like Stefan Rahmstorf, a professor of ocean physics from Germany’s Potsdam University, he’ll say ominous things like this: “Even limiting warming to 2 degrees, in my view, will still ...

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Apr 2018

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New Ways Climate Change Will Affect Public Health

Climate change is a disaster for so many reasons, but now there are more coming to light that directly affect public health. John Iadarola, host of ThinkTank, delivers his Final Judgment on the health impacts of global warming.

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Apr 2018

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Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty

As the Centers for Disease Control, the White House administration and other federal and state agencies grapple with how best to deal with Zika, it’s critical that we all take special note of communities that are likely to face even greater threats than the general population from these diseases. Individuals living near or below ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change: Pollution hits low-income communities hardest

There are a lot of questions surrounding California climate policy right now. For me, growing up in Watts, Los Angeles, the most important question is: how will state climate policies help low-income communities and communities of color?

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Apr 2018

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Letter: Climate change does kill more than terror

Hoppy Kercheval dismisses Secretary of State John Kerry’s assertion that climate change poses an even greater threat to mankind than terrorism. Writing on July 26, he said the effects of climate change are uncertain and proceeds to catalogue known deaths from terror attacks around the world since 1968 (tens of thousands).

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Apr 2018

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Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change kills boy in Arctic Circle

Seventy-two nomadic herders, including 41 children, were hospitalised in far north Russia after the region began experiencing abnormally high temperatures.

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Apr 2018

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Climate change may contribute to rising rates of chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease that is not associated with traditional risk factors appears to be increasing in rural hot communities as worldwide temperature progressively rises. The condition has likely increased due to global warming and an increase in extreme heat waves, and it is having a disproportionate impact on vulnerable ...

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