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World Heritage Sites at Risk from Climate Change
2016-05-26 17:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Climate change is quickly becoming one of the most challenging risks for World Heritage sites and the tourists who want to visit them, finds the report "World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate," released today by UNESCO, the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, and the Union of Concerned Scientists. "Globally, we need to understand, monitor and address climate change threats to World Heritage sites better," said Mechtild Rössler, director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. "As...
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Do you know your wild species at risk? in pictures
2016-05-25 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Do you know your wild species at risk? in pictures New research by WWF as part of the Wear it Wild campaign has revealed that millions of Britons are unaware of how many of the worlds animals are vulnerable, endangered or even critically endangered.
Air pollution could increase risk of stillbirth, study suggests
2016-05-25 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of stillbirth, new research suggests. Stillbirths, classed as such if a baby is born dead after 24 weeks of pregnancy, occur in one in every 200 births. Around 11 babies are stillborn every day in the UK, with aproximately 3,600 cases a year. Researchers have called for tighter curbs on car exhausts and industrial waste emissions to reduce the risk of air pollutants after their research concluded that exposure to ambient air pollution heightens...
Air pollution exposure may raise heart disease risk
2016-05-24 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Exposure to air pollution can worsen blood sugar levels, cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease, particularly in people with diabetes, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Cardiovascular and lipid disorders are the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Society's Endocrine Facts and Figures Report. As of 2011, the total cost of cardiovascular disease nationwide was $320.1 billion. The total...
Insurance companies taking too big a risk on fossil fuels, report says
2016-05-24 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US insurance industry, the countrys second largest institutional investor in oil, gas and coal with $459bn in fossil fuel investments, needs to divest or face serious threats to its financial stability, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, funded by Ceres, a Boston-based sustainability advocacy group, analyzes investment data from the countrys 40 largest insurance companies, including Prudential, AIG, Metlife, State Farm and Allstate. The report doesnt quantify the potential...
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