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Air pollution below EPA standards linked with higher death rate
2015-06-04 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. It is the first study to examine the effect of soot particles in the air in the entire population of a region, including rural areas. The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set...
Minister blames India's heatwave on climate change, as death toll reaches 2500
2015-06-03 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A heatwave which has claimed the lives of up to 2,500 people in India, and the subsequent delayed monsoon rains, are the results of climate change, the country's Minister for Earth Sciences has said. The death toll in the country has continued to rise since extreme temperatures began in mid-April. Meanwhile, cooling monsoon rains, expected to bring relief to those experiencing temperatures of up to 47C, have been delayed by at least five days, it has been reported. Earth Sciences Minister...
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The death of the $200 iPhone
2015-06-03 17:00:29| Telecom - Topix.net
Until recently, buying a smartphone was a simple two-step process: Hand your wireless carrier $200 and sign a two-year contract. Though a bevy of new contract-free cellphone plans have popped up over the past year, inspired by T-Mobile's "Uncarrier" strategy, you could still walk into an Apple Store and get an iPhone the "old-fashioned" way: pay $200, sign on the dotted line, walk away with an iPhone.
The death of the $200 iPhone
2015-06-03 16:39:29| IT Services - Topix.net
Until recently, buying a smartphone was a simple two-step process: Hand your wireless carrier $200 and sign a two-year contract. Though a bevy of new contract-free cellphone plans have popped up over the past year, inspired by T-Mobile's "Uncarrier" strategy, you could still walk into an Apple Store and get an iPhone the "old-fashioned" way: pay $200, sign on the dotted line, walk away with an iPhone.
Airline stocks no longer a 'death trap': Air Canada leading resurgence, with more room to run
2015-06-02 07:51:25| Airlines - Topix.net
Earlier this month, U.S. airline stocks plunged after Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. said it plans to increase capacity by seven to eight per cent this yea.
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