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Climate change: Impact of rising temperatures on neurological disorders

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming / By / December 16, 2021

As a step toward understanding the effects of global warming on brain health, a recent systematic review analyzed the impact of increasing ambient temperatures on individuals with neurological disorders. Elevated ambient temperatures were associated with exacerbated symptoms and increased hospitalization and mortality rates in individuals with neurological disorders. The study also compared the occurrence of …

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Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment / By / December 14, 2021

The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the U.S. president are asking what role climate change might have played – and whether tornadoes will become more common in …

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Climate change is transforming how Angelenos live, breathe and escape the heat

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming / By / December 10, 2021

If you’re looking for evidence that the climate crisis is taking a toll, look no further than a new survey of Angelenos. Fifty-one percent of Los Angeles County residents avoided going outside at some point between summer 2020 and summer 2021 because of concerns about breathing wildfire smoke, the University of Southern California survey found. More than …

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Plants can slow global warming, but they cannot stop it

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth / By / December 9, 2021

Since carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere far longer than other greenhouse gases, driving climate change, efforts to reduce it are critical. On a global scale, plants sequester almost one-third of CO2 emissions through photosynthesis, according to new research led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Thus, forests and other similar ecosystems are some of the …

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Bezos Gives $443 Million to Climate Groups in Earth Fund Push

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming / By / December 7, 2021

Picture Credit: Twitter @JeffBezos Jeff Bezos announced $443 million in donations to climate organizations Monday as the world’s second-richest person ramps up his philanthropy. The most recent contributions are in addition to the $791 million he gave to 16 organizations last year as part of his $10 billion commitment to his Earth Fund to fight climate …

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