Climate change

Putting unused medicines in bins, toilets or down the sink is making the planet sick – The Irish Times

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What do you do with your unused medicines? A new agreement between the HSE and pharmacists means you will soon be able to bring your old pills and medicines to a community pharmacy where they will be disposed of responsibly. What we do with these is important. Medication waste is a growing ecological, economic and … Read more

Kaveh Madani: Scientist Arrested & in Exile – Global Issues

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Kaveh Madani, Director of the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health and lead author… The post Kaveh Madani: Scientist Arrested & in Exile – Global Issues appeared first on Archynetys. Source link

Ireland must prepare ‘evacuation’ plans for coastal areas as climate change intensifies, says expert – The Irish Times

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New coastal defences and “emergency evacuation processes” are needed to prepare Ireland for the worst consequences of climate change, an Irish expert has warned. Prof Iris Moller, a coastal geomorphologist at Trinity College Dublin, said protections for communities were needed “urgently”. She was speaking in response to a World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) analysis published on … Read more

Urban heat hits poorest areas hardest, new street data shows – The Mail & Guardian

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Extreme heat is increasingly affecting cities, with new data showing that the burden is rising fastest for poorer, densely populated communities. (Envato Elements) Extreme heat is increasingly affecting cities, with new data showing that the burden is rising fastest for poorer, densely populated communities.  These areas are often more exposed and less able to cope … Read more

700,000 additional deaths by 2050 from rising temperatures

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As global temperatures climb, a silent shift toward inactivity could accelerate deaths and economic losses, especially in the world’s most vulnerable regions.  Study: Effects of climate change on physical inactivity: a panel data study across 156 countries from 2000 to 2022. Image credit: ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.com Climate change is increasing global heat exposure, but its effects on … Read more

Climate change driving deaths through physical inactivity – study

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Lancet study suggests climate change could drive millions globally into physical inactivity by 2050 and be linked to an estimated half a million premature deaths Rising temperatures due to climate change could drive millions more adults globally into physical inactivity by 2050, which in turn is linked to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, a … Read more

Climate Change Alters Tanzania’s Disease Landscape: Rising Health Threats

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Among the growing concerns is dengue fever — a mosquito-borne viral disease that has increasingly appeared in urban areas in recent years.Dengue is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, a distinctive black mosquito with white markings that tends to bite during the day. Its symptoms often resemble malaria, making diagnosis difficult in rural areas where laboratory … Read more

Photos tell stories of the ocean in an era of warming seas – The Irish Times

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During the summer of 2024, I began making underwater images of jellyfish off the Sligo coast. That experience shifted my photography practice. I realised I wanted to focus my work on telling vital stories about the ocean, particularly in this era of warming seas. The sea has always been a constant presence. I grew up … Read more