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| Exposure to deadly urban heat worldwide has tripled in recent decades, says study Posted: 04 Oct 2021 12:37 PM PDT A new study of more than 13,000 cities worldwide has found that the number of person-days in which inhabitants are exposed to extreme combinations of heat and humidity has tripled since the 1980s. The authors say the trend, which now affects nearly a quarter of the world's population, is the combined result of both rising temperatures and booming urban population growth. |
| 'Think twice' campaign could reduce risk of UK opioid epidemic Posted: 04 Oct 2021 11:37 AM PDT 'Think twice' campaign could reduce risk of UK opioid epidemic. A pilot campaign that urged GPs (family doctors) to 'think-twice' before putting a patient on opioid medicines was effective in reducing opioid prescribing in primary care, according to the findings of a major study. Although the reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions issued by individual GPs was small, when aggregated together they had a large effect. |
| Facing compounding stressors, many American workers plan to change jobs in coming year Posted: 04 Oct 2021 11:03 AM PDT As the pandemic grinds on through a second year, many American workers are feeling the pressure, and many say they intend to leave their jobs within a year, according to a new survey. |
| How climate change could undermine biodiversity conservation goals Posted: 01 Oct 2021 07:51 AM PDT Researchers explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity within the network of protected areas around the globe. |
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