Ban on fires extended amid poor air quality caused, in part, by people ignoring the burn ban
Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans.
Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans.
Environment
Dec 29, 2023
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Among the extreme weather events we are now experiencing, including floods, severe storms and wildfires, heat waves are having the greatest impact on human health.
Environment
Sep 11, 2023
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The planet experienced the hottest day on record earlier this month and climate projections estimate the intensity of heat waves and poor air quality will increase and continue to cause severe impacts. Researchers from the ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2023
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Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas made when fossil fuels burn incompletely. It's also a silent killer.
Biochemistry
Apr 29, 2022
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Participants in a government scheme to check the welfare of people detained in police stations are ineffective at preventing abuse and death in custody, research says.
Political science
Apr 20, 2022
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Encouraging zoo visitors to focus on sounds as much as sights can help them feel a sense of connection with the lives of animals, a study indicates.
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2022
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The key to improving young children's vocabulary and math skills may lie in changing their parents' beliefs. We describe these findings in an article published in October 2021 in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature ...
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2022
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The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2021
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Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this past week, with medical staff who treated people overwhelmed by temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) saying ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2021
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Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West Coast have exposed millions of people to hazardous pollution levels, causing emergency room visits to spike and potentially thousands ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2020
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