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Study shows how smart climate change and other policies could address competing land use needs.

Tue, 2024-11-26 17:19 — mike kraft
Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world? An MIT-led study shows that there is enough land to support efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius while addressing competing needs for long-term food security and ecosystem health. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The team finds that with transformative changes in policy, land management practices, and consumption patterns, global land is sufficient to provide a sustainable supply of food and ecosystem services throughout this century while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the 1.5 C goal.

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Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh worsens; more than 400 deaths reported

Mon, 2024-11-18 11:04 — mike kraft

Bangladesh deaths from dengue cross 400 as outbreak worsens

DHAKA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is battling its worst outbreak of dengue in years, with more than 400 deaths as rising temperatures and a longer monsoon season drive a surge in infections, leaving hospitals struggling to cope, particularly in urban areas.

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Asia needs to increase spending to counter climate change impact--study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:25 — mike kraft
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters. AP News

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Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Fri, 2024-10-18 10:58 — mike kraft
Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds The Guardian
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Climate change finance needed to help developing countries could reach 'hundreds of billions'--U.N. group

Wed, 2024-10-16 10:29 — mike kraft
Climate change finance could land at 'hundreds of billions', COP29 leaders say Negotiators will meet in Baku next month to agree on a new financing goal. Gloria Dickie,Nailia Bagirova Reuters
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Mpox: WHO approves a vaccine for adolescents, Zimbabwe reports first cases

Mon, 2024-10-14 10:59 — mike kraft
WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that has triggered global concern. Reuters Reuters
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Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35% , lower than in past -- CDC

Mon, 2024-10-07 10:08 — mike kraft
Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC This year's flu vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, a new CDC study found. ABC News ABC News
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Mpox: Nearly 30,000 suspected cases in Africa, clade 1b variety spreads to India

Mon, 2024-09-23 10:21 — mike kraft
Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Reuters Reuters
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Climate change, conflict are undermining efforts to help world's poorest --Global Health Fund report

Thu, 2024-09-19 10:38 — mike kraft

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict 'triple whammy' hits world's poorest

 

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Climate change will greatly increase malnutrition among chldren -- Gates Foundation report

Tue, 2024-09-17 09:53 — mike kraft

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates.
 
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