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Why we need to sweat
This week's Record High newsletter looks at the science of sweating: It may be the pits, it’s the body's best…
Grist Health
Schlagwort: Health
Extreme Heat Health news
Extreme heat is linked to higher risk of life-threatening delivery complications for pregnant people
A new study found significant associations between both long- and short-term exposure to environmental heat during a pregnancy and severe…
Extreme Heat Health
Health news
Study: Lead exposure killed more than 5 million people in just one year
Contamination from battery recyclers, tainted cookware, and fertilizers could be contributing to the health crisis. Quelle: https://grist.org/health/study-lead-exposure-killed-more-5-million-people-one-year/...
Health
Accountability Drought Health news
Environmentalists sue Utah for failing to protect the shrinking Great Salt Lake
Researchers warn that the lake may disappear in five years if water loss continues at current rates. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/environmentalists-sue-utah-for-failing-to-protect-the-shrinking-great-salt-lake/...
Accountability Drought Health
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How many people are really dying from heat?
“The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world." Quelle: https://grist.org/record-high/how-many-people-are-really-dying-from-heat/...
Climate Health
Health news
In a small French town where Houston-based LyondellBasell is a fixture, residents complain of unending pollution
Activists in both countries complain that regulators prioritize the economic well-being of polluting industries over the environment and public health.…
Health
Extreme Heat Health news Science
Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths
"The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world." Quelle: https://grist.org/health/why-the-united-states-undercounts-climate-driven-deaths/...
Extreme Heat Health Science
Health news
Black water: How industry is fighting stricter controls for a little-known drinking water contaminant
High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce…
Health
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Your guide to surviving a hotter world
Introducing Grist's new guide to keeping communities safe in extreme heat. Quelle: https://grist.org/record-high/your-guide-to-surviving-a-hotter-world/...
Grist Health
Agriculture Health International news
How a UN-led fight against locusts took a toxic toll on Kenyan farmers
Internal United Nations documents show that officials were aware of widespread environmental and public health problems that resulted from its…
Agriculture Health International