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20 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 ...
20 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.
20 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 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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EPA ties massive flood in historic Md. town to climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it is unmistakably clear that climate change is occurring, adding new tell-tale signs of global warming in its fourth annual report.”The Earth’s climate is changing,” the EPA report stated in an executive summary. “Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Brace yourself for climate change effects on human health
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 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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An eye-opening flight over California’s dying forests
Using technology that has diagnosed problems in the Amazon rain forest and the jungles of Borneo, researchers are learning that California’s unprecedented tree die-off is moving well beyond its origins in the southern Sierra Nevada and along parts of the southern coast. It’s creeping farther north, and to higher elevations, not ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Unmask My City: Because everyone deserves clean air and a stable climate
Through Unmask My City, health organizations and health professionals in participating cities are pushing for solutions such as congestion charging to reduce car and truck traffic in cities; increased support for active transportation and cleaner-energy public transit; phasing out construction of new coal power plants; and monitoring ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Building for mental health and resilience: Architects use design to mitigate environmental stressors
By making our spaces more resilient and communicating that value to tenants, designers can contribute to the improved mental well-being of occupants. Protecting against loss of life and property is important, but it should not be the only factor in meeting site-specific vulnerabilities. As we increase awareness of design’s impact, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Cities Can Protect Poor People and Minorities From Climate Change
A new report from the liberal Center for American Progress (CAP) outlines steps cities can take to increase climate resilience by focusing on low-income communities and communities of color. In other words, it’s about environmental justice, an issue that’s just starting to gain awareness in local governments.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hunting for the neuroscience of heat and violence
According to recent research it is estimated that a single standard-deviation increase in temperature elevates that risk of person-to-person violance by about 2.5 percent and the risk of group-to-group violence by about 11 percent. Given the increase in frequency and severity of extreme heat events as climate change worsens, it is ...