Air pollution is making women fat: new study

Air pollution is making women fat: new study

Looks like all that water weight might actually be from the air. A new study suggests that long-term air pollution exposure is linked to women gaining weight — particularly ladies in their late 40s and 50s, EurekAlert reported. Observed women who were exposed to poor air quality, specifically higher levels of fine particles, such as … Read more

Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues — ScienceDaily

Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues — ScienceDaily

Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Computer simulations of regional economic sectors and supply chains in the US now show that the resulting economic losses can at some point not be nationally offset under unabated warming. If too many factories and the like are … Read more