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Speedy study claims climate change doubled chances of European heatwave

2015-07-13 16:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature: Over much of Europe, the sweltering heatwave of late June and early July has barely subsided. But already, scientists have analysed the possible role of climate change, concluding that global warming made such an event at least twice as likely over much of the continent. In some cities, climate change has made comparable heatwaves four times more likely, they say. The speedy study comes from a collaboration involving the US-based nonprofit environmental news organization Climate Central and an...

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Suicide Rates Doubled Among African-American Children Ages 5 to 11 Since 1993

2015-06-04 05:41:54| Biotech - Topix.net

Researchers have found that rates of suicide among African-American children, specifically boys, have doubled since 1993, surpassing the rates among white children which dropped over the same period. The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics Tuesday, was based on data obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which gives a breakdown of causes of death in 657 cases of suicide among children ages five to 11 between 1993 and 2012, 84 percent of whom were boys.

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1,000-Strong Tradeswomen Gathering Sees Future in Doubled Apprenticeships

2015-05-06 18:37:42| ENR.com: Headline News

Union sponsored event focused on boosting recruiting and developing women for long -term craft careers.

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Researchers set to investigate why dolphin sightings almost doubled off western Scotland

2015-04-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Daily Record: RESEARCHERS are to investigate why common dolphin sightings off western Scotland have almost doubled. Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust monitoring teams said encounters off the Hebrides are up 68 per cent over the last 12 years. But the reasons for the rise are still unclear and they need volunteers to help in their research. Common dolphins come to the Hebrides in spring to take advantage of seasonal food stocks, sometimes forming super-pods of thousands of individuals. The species...

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