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Kristina Marusic discusses the health effects of fracking on “In This Climate”
Environmental Health News: LISTEN: Kristina Marusic discusses the health effects of fracking on “In This Climate”. “People in communities with fracking are fearful about the exposures they’re facing from the industry.”
EHN’s Pittsburgh reporter Kristina Marusic recently appeared on the podcast In This Climate to discuss the impacts of […]
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Study: Climate change worsens child malnutrition
France24: Climate change worsens child malnutrition: study. [No Study link provided.]
Climate change may contribute more to greater child malnutrition and poor diet than traditional causes such as poverty and poor sanitation, according to research published on Thursday.
Although childhood malnutrition has decreased globally over the past several decades, undernourishment has increased […]
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Study: ‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas
Mongabay discusses ‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas.
A new study has found microplastics present inside human placentas, which could potentially affect fetal health and development.
The microplastics probably entered the women’s bodies through ingestion and inhalation, and then translocated to the placentas, the study suggests.
While further research needs […]
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Report: Climate and COVID-19: converging crises
The Lancet discusses Climate and COVID-19: converging crises. The climate crisis is still raging. A year ago, news headlines were dominated by the climate youth movement and a sense of urgency. But COVID-19 has displaced that interest and awareness. In fact, the causes of both crises share commonalities, and their […]
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Climate Change Is Slowly Turning Our Cities Into Saunas
Mother Jones discusses Climate Change Is Slowly Turning Our Cities Into Saunas. Young and old are the most vulnerable to deadly heat predicted by a new model.
WHICHEVER SIDE OF the subjective city-versus-rural debate you’re on, the objective laws of thermodynamics dictate that cities lose on at least one front: They tend […]
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Study: Extreme weather causes huge losses in 2020
BBC discusses Climate change: Extreme weather causes huge losses in 2020.
The world continued to pay a very high price for extreme weather in 2020, according to a report from the charity Christian Aid.
Against a backdrop of climate change, its study lists 10 events that saw thousands of lives lost […]
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Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial)
Inside Climate News discusses Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial). Covid-19 has been described as climate change in fast motion. Climate activists hoped it would underscore the threat. But for some, it may have done the opposite.
Whether or not people accept the […]
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Billion-Dollar Disasters: The Costs, in Lives and Dollars, Have Never Been So High
Inside Climate News discusses Billion-Dollar Disasters: The Costs, in Lives and Dollars, Have Never Been So High. Fueled by climate change, extreme weather set records this year, causing close to $50 billion and the loss of at least 188 lives by early October.
Extreme weather will surely have its own chapter in […]
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