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Ecologists warn against potential health risks of poorly planned green infrastructures
2016-01-18 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The development of green infrastructures and spaces in urban settings has been rising rapidly in recent years as society recognizes their many benefits to quality of life and public health. But in a paper published in the journal Infection Ecology and Epidemiology, two researchers in Sweden and the US are sending a warning of potentially negative side effects if proper planning is not employed. "There seems to be a prevailing assumption among the general public that everything that is in nature...
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Danger ahead: migration, climate top risks for Davos leaders
2016-01-14 11:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: We live in an increasingly dangerous world, with political, economic and environmental threats piling up, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum. Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos next week, the group's 2016 Global Risks report on Thursday ranked the migrant crisis as the biggest single risk in terms of likelihood, while climate change was seen as having the greatest potential impact. Around 60 million people have been displaced by conflicts from Syria to South Sudan, pushing...
UVA/UVB Light Sensor monitors environmental health risks.
2016-01-11 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Enabling health and wellness capabilities for wearables and other mobile technology, 2-channel ZOPT2202 detects UVA and UVB light spectrum levels to help users avoid UV exposure risks. Sensitive photodiodes, when coupled with sensor's IR light suppression, deliver high-performance UV solution. Available in a ODFN (2.0 x 2.2 x 0.7 mm) package, temperature compensated sensor offers detectable UV index from 1 to >11. Filter process provides stable response over angle of incidence.
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Air France risks exit from elite ranks
2016-01-09 16:53:31| Airlines - Topix.net
Air France-KLM Group, ranked as Europe's biggest airline since its formation in 2004, is teetering toward an exit from the industry's top tier after a year in which efforts to slash costs foundered on union opposition. While figures due next week are likely to confirm the Franco-Dutch company as the No.
Long-term ozone exposure increases acute respiratory disease syndrome risks in critically ill
2016-01-09 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Critically ill patients who are exposed to higher daily levels of ozone are more likely to develop acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS), according to a new study published online ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. ARDS is a life-threatening inflammatory lung illness in which patients fail to obtain enough oxygen to the lungs. While previous research has shown a clear association between cigarette smoke and ARDS, the study...
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