Air pollution — especially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change — accelerates the progression of emphysema of the lung.
Air Pollution Can Accelerate Lung Disease as Much as a Pack a Day of Cigarettes
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A Kīlauea Volcano First – Water Pond Found in the Summit Crater
On July 25, 2019, a helicopter pilot flying a U.S.Geological Survey mission over Kīlauea noticed an unusual green patch at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u, the crater at the summit of the volcano.
Climate Change, Human Activity Lead to Nearshore Coral Growth Decline in World’s Second-Largest Reef
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compares the growth rates between nearshore and offshore corals in the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the world’s second-largest reef system.
NASA Finds Wind Shear Affecting Tropical Depression Erin
Visible and infrared imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite revealed that strong wind shear was adversely affecting Tropical Depression Erin, located about 200 miles off the Carolina coast.
Choices of the Heart: Healthy Foods More Important than Type of Diet to Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Everyone knows that achieving or maintaining a healthy body weight is one key to preventing cardiovascular disease.
Changing Climate Linked to Major Changes in Flooding Across Europe
The impact of a changing climate on the severity of flooding has been demonstrated in the largest-scale study of its kind – with parts of northern Britain seeing the largest increase in Europe.
