A recent article published in the British Medical Journal warns that climate change will have a large impact on human health and is “beginning to damage our life support systems.”
Human Sniffles Kill Endangered Chimps
Ecotourists and researchers studying Africa’s great apes – and simultaneously protecting them from poachers, are also giving the threatened primates human respiratory illnesses.
Diseases 'Could Disappear'
David Rogers – head of the EU-funded Eden Project – says that although a warmer climate in Europe could mean the dissappearance of diseases such as encephalitis, it could also mean the large-scale introduction of other diseases such as West Nile Virus and malaria.
Carbon Dioxide Pollution Kills Hundreds A Year: Study
According to a new study done by Stanford University researchers, anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide has caused hundreds of premature deaths in the US.
Traditional Medicine Plants Disappearing As Demand Rises
Demand for traditional medicines – which consumers feel is more holistic than Western medicine – is threatening to drive many South African medicinal plants to extinction, in turn collapsing an industry that many South Africans depend upon.
Sea Cucumber 'New Malaria Weapon'
An international team of scientists have found a method that could allow sea cucumbers’ ability to produce the protein lectin be used in the battle against Malaria.
As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy
A small Italian village is experiencing an outbreak of the tropical disease chikungunya – a relative of dengue fever normally found in the Indian Ocean region – the range of which is spreading further north as a result of global warming.
Reservoirs Closed After Carcinogen Is Found
Two Los Angeles reservoirs – the Elysian and the Silver Lake – have been closed after it was found they were contaminated with carcinogenic bromate caused by a rare reaction between sunlight and chlorine. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to drain 600 million gallons from the reservoirs – equal to one day of LA’s water consumption … Read More
Earth Observations Used To Predict and Prevent Pandemic Outbreaks
The ability of infectious diseases to thrive depends on changes in the Earth’s environment such as the climate, precipitation and vegetation of an area. NASA scientists have used Earth observations to help predict and prevent infectious disease outbreaks around the world. Remote sensing technologies are used for predicting the outbreak of some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases … Read More
New Delhi Air Quality Is Worsening, Group Says
Air quality in New Delhi has deteriorated significantly in the past two years, exposing the capital’s residents to heightened risk of a range of respiratory diseases, a leading environmental research group warns.