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Brace up for climate change effects on human health

2016-07-07 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Economic Times: Tropical disease vectors -- for malaria, dengue and zika, to name a few -- are expanding as the insects that carry them spread following warming climes.">Tropical disease vectors -- for malaria, dengue and zika, to name a few -- are expanding as the insects that carry them spread following warming climes. PARIS: The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday. Some...

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Update national soil mapping data to mitigate climate change effects: Agri chief

2016-07-04 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Raksyon: In order to prepare the country for the effects of climate change especially on agriculture, newly appointed Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Pinol has ordered the updating of soil analysis data nationwide. Pinol said national soil testing and sampling is very vital in determining which region of the country could grow which crop best based on soil components and fertility. Also, it would effectively guide the DA and the farmers in determining what nutrients are deficient in the soil...

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