Numerous scientists have studied how the 1918 flu spread to become the deadliest pandemic in history and which interventions worked, research that is becoming increasingly relevant during the current coronavirus crisis.
Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic
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Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M on Sunday on a mission to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic amid a push by the Kremlin to expand the country's activities in the region. The Arctic has w...
Climate activist Disha Ravi arrested in India over farmers’ protest ‘toolkit’
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New Delhi Supporters of a young climate activist arrested in India over a farmers' protest "toolkit," later shared by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, have called for her release. Delhi police confirmed the ...
Climate change is making pollen season — and your allergies — worse
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Allergies aren't just a sneezy seasonal annoyance. Hay fever has major health and economic consequences. It exacerbates asthma and weakens defenses against respiratory viruses, resulting in more emergency room visi...
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, en Blumenauer onthul wetsontwerp wat Biden daartoe moet onderneem om nasionale klimaatsnood te verklaar: ‘Ons is buite tyd’
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Drie progressiewe wetgewers het Donderdag wetgewing ingestel wat vereis dat president Joe Biden 'n nasionale klimaatnood moet verklaar, met die argument dat die VSA "buite tyd en verskonings" om die klimaat te hanteer c ...
France not doing enough to tackle climate change, hof beslis
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Paris A Paris court has found France legally responsible for its failure to meet targets intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit was launched by four NGOs, including Greenpeace France and Oxfam Fran...
Almost two-thirds of people believe climate change is a global emergency, UN poll finds
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Nearly two-thirds of respondents believe that climate change is a "global emergency," according to a survey of 1.2 million people in dozens of countries around the globe -- and many want urgent action to tackle the ...
Two former Trump officials to be investigated for posting papers denying climate change
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The Commerce Department's Office of Inspector General said it will investigate how two former Trump officials posted dubious papers questioning man-made climate change using government logos but without the approval...
Biden puts Trump’s climate and environmental rollbacks in his crosshairs
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Among incoming President Joe Biden's Day One priorities: Begin rolling back climate and environmental policies of the Trump administration, many of which were rollbacks of Obama-era or earlier rules. Biden's advis...
Biden onderteken uitvoerende bevele wat weer by die klimaatsakkoord in Parys aansluit en Moslem se verbod op die eerste dag herroep
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Die verkose president Joe Biden beplan om ongeveer 'n dosyn uitvoerende bevele te onderteken, onder meer om weer by die Paryse klimaatsakkoord aan te sluit en die reisverbod op hoofsaaklik Moslemlande te beëindig, op sy eerste dag in die amp, ooreenkomste ...
France taken to court over ‘climate inaction’ in landmark case
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Paris A court in Paris will hear a landmark case accusing the French government of taking inadequate action to combat climate change. The case is part of a lawsuit launched two years ago and the hearing will start Th...
Climate change is making baby sharks smaller, undernourished and exhausted
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Baby sharks are being born smaller, undernourished and exhausted as climate change warms the world's oceans, sê navorsers. Researchers examined the effects of warming temperatures on the growth, development and p...
Trump brei immigrasiebeperkings uit, met verwysing na pandemie se impak op die arbeidsmark
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President Donald Trump het sekere beperkings op wettige immigrasie en op visums uitgebrei waarmee immigrante Donderdag tydelik in die Verenigde State kan werk, enkele ure voor die beperkinge op die rondte gestel is ...