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Climate change will strongly influence human well-being through changes in food production, water availability, spread of infectious diseases, and frequency of heat waves.
The mosquito that trasmits dengue fever obtaining a blood meal from the photographer.
James Gathany, CDC
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Which fish should I eat?
Despite the relative lack of information integrating the health, ecological, and economic impacts of different fish dietary choices, clear and simple guidance is needed to... More »
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Climate Change, Crop Yields, and Undernutrition
This podcast with Sari Kovats of the Department of Social and Environmental Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was produced by Ashley Ahearn*. It... More »
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Seafood safety after the Deepwater Horizon...
How sure can the public be about the relative safety of marine-based food products harvested from the Gulf of Mexico following the much publicised Deepwater Horizon oil spill of... More »
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Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide Levels and...
Global Warming's High Carbon Dioxide Levels May Exacerbate Ragweed Allergies The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released research results indicating higher carbon... More »
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Africa (collection)
Welcome to the Africa Collection! This new collection is centered on the environmental, economic and social challenges faced by the people of Africa. The goal of this collection... More »
Bicilavadora: Green Washing Machine
Last Updated on 2013-04-04 at 17:06
Bicilavadora
Challenge
In Peru, many women earn their living by washing clothes by hand, which limits the amount of laundry they can do each day.
How does it... More »
Technical Assistance for Agriculture Conservation
Last Updated on 2012-08-22 at 02:38
Summary of USA actions
Agricultural conservation technical assistance has taken on a number of dimensions over its long and continuously evolving history. In the most... More »
International Food Security Assessment: 2012-22
Last Updated on 2012-08-11 at 12:22
Food security is estimated to improve slightly in 2012 as the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries covered in this report declines from 814 million in 2011 to 802... More »
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II:...
Last Updated on 2012-07-30 at 13:44
Originally published by our Content Partner: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (other articles)
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Executive... More »
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II:...
Last Updated on 2012-07-30 at 13:44
Originally published by our Content Partner: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (other articles)
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Executive... More »
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