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RNLI: saving lives at sea

2016-04-20 11:20:00| Ship Technology

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity offering round-the-clock search and rescue services across the UK and Ireland, as well as operating an international lifeguard training programme throughout Africa and Asia. RNLI lifesaving

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Air pollution costs lives, researchers say

2016-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Charlotte Observer: Recent findings underscore the cost of air pollution on human health, and the benefits of reducing it, researchers said Friday at the N.C. BREATHE conference in Charlotte. While pollution is rarely a direct cause of death, it raises risks that can shave years off an individuals life. One recent study placed air pollution as the fifth-highest risk factor globally, contributing to 5.5 million deaths in 2013. The first BREATHE conference was held in Raleigh last year. It moved to UNC Charlotte...

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