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Urbanisation linked heat-related deaths
2014-06-03 10:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A combination of the spread of urbanisation and rising global temperatures caused by climate change could have deadly results, according to a new study investigating heat-related mortalities in Phoenix, Arizona. The state capital is one of the hottest cities in the US, with summer temperatures sometimes topping around 110F (43C). This brings with it significant risks, including the danger of heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Phoenix is only forecast to get hotter, thanks partly to global climate...
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Polluted air linked to 7 million deaths in 2012 - WHO
2014-03-24 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the world's single biggest environmental health risk, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. The toll, a doubling of previous estimates, means one in eight of all global deaths in 2012 was linked to polluted air and shows how reducing pollution inside and outside of people's homes could save millions of lives in future, the United Nations health agency said. Air pollution deaths are most commonly from heart disease,...
Polluted air linked to 7 million deaths in 2012 : WHO
2014-03-24 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the world's single biggest environmental health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The toll, a doubling of previous estimates, means one in eight of all global deaths in 2012 was linked to polluted air and shows how reducing pollution inside and outside of people's homes could save millions of lives in future, the United Nations health agency said. Air pollution deaths are most commonly from heart disease,...
Safety group claims 303 deaths linked to recalled GM cars
2014-03-14 17:59:21| Automakers - Topix.net
ABOUT THAT AT 6:14. Evrod: TIME 6:01. AND SOME CARS INVOLVED IN THE GM RECALL HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR NEARLY A DECADE.
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U.S. cattle deaths linked to Zilmax far exceed com...
2014-03-13 07:09:43| Biotech - Topix.net
The number of U.S. cattle deaths that may be linked to the Merck & Co Inc feed additive Zilmax are much higher than the figures reported by the drug company to the federal government, according to a research study published on Wednesday.
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