Grist

MAY 30, 2024

Basu analyzed 60,000 summertime births — those taking place between May and September — from 1999 to 2006, across 16 California counties. As temperatures rise, so does drought and air pollution, which also increases the risk of preterm birth or low birthweight babies. Somehow living has become a political issue,” she said.

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Unsustainable

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In 2006, flooding in Surat left more than 75 percent of the city underwater, causing major economic and other losses. The city took a series of coordinated action so that the experience of 2006 was not repeated. And most of the cities, which are still rapidly expanding, are not prepared for it, although there are a few exceptions.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 29, 2020

Business needs to, in the words of Environmental Defense Fund president Fred Krupp , “unleash the most powerful tool they have to fight climate change: their political influence.”. In 2006, some of these same NGOs formed the U.S. It’s an important discussion to have right now and this initiative could have an impact.

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