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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,...
Southeast England most at risk of rising deaths due to climate change
2014-03-23 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eureka! Science News: Warmer summers brought on by climate change will cause more deaths in London and southeast England than the rest of the country, scientists predict. Researchers at Imperial College London looked at temperature records and mortality figures for 2001 to 2010 to find out which districts in England and Wales experience the biggest effects from warm temperatures. In the most vulnerable districts, in London and the southeast, the odds of dying from cardiovascular or respiratory causes increased by over...
In our opinion: In new study, Utah continues to experience fewer alcohol deaths than peers
2014-03-23 00:56:38| Biotech - Topix.net
According to a recent report, Utah kids who use alcohol are much more likely to binge drink than kids in other states.
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Senator wants NHTSA records on GM ignition deaths
2014-03-21 12:18:26| Automakers - Topix.net
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Thursday he wants the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to turn over records of its review of some fatal crashes in now recalled General Motors cars linked to 12 deaths and 31 crashes.
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