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Preventing 'catastrophic' climate change boost health worldwide, experts say
2015-06-23 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: World leaders must act now to prevent a rise in global temperatures which could be catastrophic for human health, and undermine all of the medical advances made in the last half century, experts have warned. In a stark report on climate change, experts said that the world is headed for a 4C rise in global temperatures, which would spark a rise in extreme weather events and infectious diseases such as malaria. The document advised politicians to invest in avoiding anything above a 2C rise...
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Global Warming Could Undo 50 Years Health Gains
2015-06-23 16:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The changing climate stands to overturn nearly half a century of gains in human longevity and well-being, but aggressive action to cut carbon could save lives and be a net benefit for humanity. Thats the message in a special publication today from The Lancet, a prestigious British medical journal. The report from the Commission on Health and Climate Change lays out the health impacts of a warming world and offers policy advice on how to address medical concerns and prevent them from getting worse....
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Climate change health risk is a medical emergency, experts warn
2015-06-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in development and global health, experts warned on Tuesday. Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves bring rising risks of infectious diseases, poor nutrition and stress, the specialists said, while polluted cities where people work long hours and have no time or space to walk, cycle or relax are bad for the heart as well as respiratory and mental health. Almost 200 countries...
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Climate change threatens to undermine the last half century of health gains
2015-06-23 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last fifty years of gains in development and global health, according to a major new Commission, published in The Lancet. However, the report provides comprehensive new evidence showing that because responses to mitigate and adapt to climate change have direct and indirect health benefits -- from reducing air pollution to improving diet -- concerted global efforts to tackle climate change actually represent one...
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GIA Offers Health Check Attendance Service
2015-06-23 10:36:00| Offshore Technology
In 2012, GIA launched the health check attendance (HCA) service to shipowners and ship-managers. This service is meant to thoroughly inspect the inert gas system and nitrogen generator system onboard, to early-detect any system malfunction and reduce
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