A report conducted by the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility highlights the increased mortality that heatwaves will bring in the near future due to global warming (link). This is mainly an urban problem and minority populations, elderly and children are particularly affected. Heatwaves kill thousands of people not only because of the [...]
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More deadly heatwaves in the horizon
Posted in health on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cooling the earth saves millions
Posted in health on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an imperative to avoid runaway climate change but it also has huge benefits associated with the lowering of emissions from other pollutants. According to a report from the Netherlands Environment Agency (Guardian), about 100 million premature deaths caused by respiratory health problems linked to air pollution could be avoided if [...]
