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Climate change puts 40% more people at risk of absolute water scarcity, study says
2013-12-17 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Water scarcity impacts people's lives in many countries already today. Future population growth will increase the demand for freshwater even further. Yet in addition to this, on the supply side, water resources will be affected by projected changes in rainfall and evaporation. Climate change due to unabated greenhouse-gas emissions within our century is likely to put 40 percent more people at risk of absolute water scarcity than would be without climate change, a new study shows by using an unprecedented...
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AUDIO: IFS: People in 40s and 50s worse off
2013-12-17 12:22:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
People born in the 1960s and 70s are likely to be worse off than their parents - unless they receive an inheritance.
People born in 60s and 70s 'poorer'
2013-12-17 05:09:09| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
People born in the 1960s and 1970s will only be wealthier than the previous generation in retirement if they inherit money, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.
Higher Ethanol Blends Carry Hidden Risks For Nearby People, Buildings
2013-12-14 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Adding more ethanol to fuel with the goal of reducing air pollution carries a hidden risk that toxic -- or even explosive -- gases may make their way into buildings, particularly those nearby with cracked foundations, Rice University researchers reported this week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Vapors that rise from contaminated groundwater can be sucked inside, and trapped pools of methane could ignite and toxic hydrocarbons could cause health woes, the researchers said....
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People in China are beating the smog by sticking cigarette filters in their nostrils
2013-12-11 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Beijing`s smog is legendarily bad - on some days, stepping outside is kinda like trying to breathe in an ashtray. So it`s not that surprising that someone on Sina Weibo, China`s equivalent of Twitter, decided to deal with the pollution problem by shoving cigarette filters up his nose. Rumors have spread over the Internet in China that taking cigarette filters and inserting one into each nostril can block the tiny PM2.5 particles of pollution that make breathing difficult and cause respiratory...
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