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Apr 2018

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Medical Community Warns Climate Change Is an Imminent Public Health Threat

An international alliance of doctors, nurses and other health professionals concerned about the impacts of climate change is urging governments to reach a strong agreement at the ongoing United Nations’ climate negotiations in Paris.Declarations of a global medical consensus on climate change signed by 1,700 health ...

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Apr 2018

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American Lung Association applauds McAuliffe action on carbon emissions

The American Lung Association is on board with Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s push to reduce carbon pollution from Virginia power plants.“The American Lung Association applauds Governor McAuliffe’s commitment to reducing carbon pollution from power plants in Virginia, which all also reduce other toxic pollution that can trigger asthma ...

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Apr 2018

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Global warming’s health impacts hit northern Arizona

In an auditorium inside Flagstaff Medical Center Wednesday afternoon, Claire Herrick stood in front of a small group of doctors and nurses, clicking through slides showing disease incidences, mortality rates and temperature changes. As her audience lunched on Chinese food, Herrick presented a grim outlook of the health impacts of ...

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Apr 2018

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Could Pheonix Soon Become Uninhabitable?

The city is at the crossroads of climate change—and, for a host of reasons, an unsustainable future.

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Apr 2018

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Big Coal Funded This Prominent Climate Change Denier, Docs Reveal

One of the world’s largest coal companies, Peabody Energy, paid a prominent scientist and dozens of others to promote climate change denial, new documents reveal.

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Apr 2018

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Climate – Health – Opening by André Vallini of the 2nd Global Conference on Health and Climate (Paris, July 7, 2016)

On July 7, André Vallini, Minister of State for Development and Francophonie, opened the 2nd Global Conference on Health and Climate, organized by France and the World Health Organization. He delivered a speech, notably in the presence of Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, Hakima El Haite, ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change driving bacteria growth in lakes

Every summer, a handful of Oregon’s most popular crystal blue lakes are shut down by public health authorities because of harmful algae blooms. Sometimes called blue-green algae, the blooms are caused by a toxin-producing bacteria, often forming a green paint-like scum on the surface of the water that can cause health problems for ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change health impacts loom large

The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday.Some of these consequences may be avoided if humanity radically curbs its use of fossil fuels in coming decades, but many are already being felt, they ...

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Apr 2018

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Drought Frames Economic Divide of Californians

Alysia Thomas, a stay-at-home mother in this working-class city, tells her children to skip a bath on days when they do not play outside; that holds down the water bill. Lillian Barrera, a housekeeper who travels 25 miles to clean homes in Beverly Hills, serves dinner to her family on paper plates for much the […]

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Apr 2018

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Zika virus, Ebola spread predicted using climate change trends, study identifies 50 U.S. cities at risk

Zika virus and Ebola virus spread can be predicted using climate change trends, according to research. The findings come from the University College London where researchers found that predicting zoonotic diseases may be possible through analyzing fluctuating global demographic and environmental patterns.

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