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Three-quarters of people living in cities want clean air zones, poll finds
2016-07-04 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK may be on its way out of the EU but more than three-quarters (76%) of people want clean air zones to bring their cities into line with European standards, according to a YouGov poll. The poll comes as new forecasting suggests London will still breach the limits for another 14 years without further action and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, prepares to make a major speech on pollution-cutting measures on Tuesday. Around 40,000 Britons die early every year from exposure to pollutants...
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Rent-to-own firms 'selling to vulnerable people'
2016-07-04 01:05:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Rent-to-own companies, which allow consumers to buy items in instalments, are selling products to vulnerable people with mental health problems, the BBC finds.
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'We as a people will become afraid of the ocean'
2016-07-03 15:06:29| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: Miami, Florida is already feeling the impacts of climate change - how will a city deal with the rising seas?
Flash floods, landslides kill at least 50 people in Pakistan, India, officials say
2016-07-03 10:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 50 people in northern Pakistan and northern India, officials say. Key points: At least 43 killed in remote Pakistani village More than 40 feared dead in India's Uttarakhand state Thousands believed to be stranded in India At least 43 people were killed in Pakistan, most in a remote village that did not receive an evacuation warning before flash floods hit, washing away most of the settlement, officials said. The heavy monsoon rains...
Climate Change's Growing Impact On People Experiencing Homelessness
2016-06-30 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: The seemingly unending and sometimes fatal heat waves gripping large portions of the United States this month can be bad for those who are able to find shelter indoors. It is even worse for those experiencing homelessness. The impacts of climate change are already being felt by people across the planet, most of whom can seek shelter and use their resources to try to cope with heat waves, extreme downpours, stronger storms, more intense flooding, worse drought, and air pollution. Those who lack...
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