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Fears grow amid Brazil's Zika crisis
2016-02-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: An alarming mixture of confusion and fear is blighting the pregnancies of thousands of women across this teeming tropical city in the northeast of Brazil, and wherever else the Zika virus has infected people. Every day the emergency clinic at one of Recife's largest hospitals sees queues of nervous women so long that they reach into the car park, and the medical staff, already stretched, are now overwhelmed. The enemy is uncertainty because the symptoms of Zika infection are worryingly vague:...
Typhoid hits Harare, as water crisis fuels fears of new epidemics
2016-01-29 05:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Health officials in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, have detected several cases of typhoid fever in the past week, adding to fears that a water crisis will fuel the spread of infectious diseases. The city's health director, Prosper Chonzi, said six cases of typhoid had been confirmed, with more expected to emerge. "The conditions on the ground - frequent water cuts and poor sanitation - are conducive to a typhoid outbreak," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Last year, more than 40 people...
Fracking fears raised by new study
2016-01-26 03:29:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Research on the amount of gas leaked from onshore oil and gas wells raises "serious questions" over the development of fracking in the UK, Greenpeace has said.
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$1.22 A Gallon: Cheap Gas Raises Fears Of Urban Sprawl
2016-01-23 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: At $1.22 a gallon, a gas station on Columbus, Ohio's southwest side is drawing customers from all parts of the city. Stan Cartwright drove there from across town. "I came for the gas price. I live on the East Side, and so, you know, I had to make a little bit of a commute, but it was worth it," he says. The bargains aren't just in Columbus; drivers all around the state are saving money. "Prices in Ohio tend to be very, very competitive," says GasBuddy.com petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan....
Train derailment near Benicia Bridge rekindles safety fears
2016-01-21 05:05:15| Railroads - Topix.net
MARTINEZ >> Three tank cars carrying a hazardous liquid derailed Wednesday morning on train tracks under the Benicia Bridge, and although there were no reports of leaks, the incident rekindled fears about the potential dangers of derailments along the East Bay's industrial and refinery belt. “Thank God there were no leaks.
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