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Boris Johnson defends London's record on air pollution
2014-07-30 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Mayor of Londons office has strenuously defended the citys record on air pollution, insisting that it is far from the worst polluted city, despite data showing that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels have been higher than anywhere else yet recorded. Boris Johnsons top air quality officials told the Guardian that it was ludicrous to put London in the same category as capitals such as Mexico City, Delhi and Beijing, and other cities. Its not even comparing apples with pears, it is comparing...
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Air pollution and climate change could mean 50 per cent more people going hungry by 2050
2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Carbon Brief: The combination of rising temperatures and air pollution could substantially damage crop growth in the next 40 years, according to a new paper. And if emissions stay as high as they are now, the number of people who don't get enough food could grow by half by the middle of the century. Burning question Feeding the world's rapidly growing population is a serious concern. Research shows rising temperatures are likely to lead to lower crop yields. Other work suggests air pollution might reduce...
Climate change, air pollution may increase risk of malnutrition
2014-07-29 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: The world will need 50 percent more food by 2050 due to both an increasing population and a shift toward a more Westernized diet in developing countries. But as our need for food rises, our ability to produce that food may be lowered by climate and air quality changes, according a to a study just published in Nature Climate Change. Researchers from MIT and Colorado State University found that if everything else stays as it is today, by 2050 global warming may reduce world crop yields by about 10...
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Trees Reduce Air Pollution, Respiratory Problems
2014-07-28 18:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Trees are nature's answer to diminishing air pollution, as well as reducing respiratory problems for the human population, according to US Forest Service scientists and collaborators behind a new study. Their broad-scale estimates concluded that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and preventing 670,000 incidents of acute respiratory symptoms - and that's just by improving air quality less than one percent. Not to mention that trees can help save $7 billion a year in health costs...
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States against EPA rule on carbon pollution would gain, study finds
2014-07-24 14:42:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma are among the most vocal Republican skeptics of the science that burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming, but a new study to be released Thursday found that their states would be among the biggest economic winners under a regulation proposed by President Obama to fight climate change. The study, conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Rhodium Group, both research organizations, concluded that...
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