January 28, 2015--Pollution blamed as leading cause of death in developing...
In 2012, pollution – in the form of contaminated soil, water, and both indoor and outdoor air – was responsible for 8.4 million deaths in developing countries, finds Pollution: The Silent Killer of...
View ArticleMarch 10, 2015--Calculating the cost of river floods in an age of climate...
Last September, India and Pakistan experienced devastating floods made deadlier because of shoddy urban planning and sluggish disaster management. About 600 people died, roughly 300 on either side of...
View ArticleMarch 25, 2015--Thirty new bean varieties bred to beat baking climate (Reuters)
Scientists have bred 30 new varieties of "heat-beating" beans designed to provide protein for the world's poor in the face of global warming, researchers announced on Wednesday.read more
View ArticleSeptember 9, 2016--Dammed if you do: Scientists recommend strategies to...
Dams around the world provide critical water supplies and hydropower to growing communities and hundreds of new dams are proposed for developing economies.read more
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