CO2 levels in the atmosphere hit a record high last year, with levels increasing over 50% higher than levels seen on average over the last decade. The extremely high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere is said to be due to a mixture of factors, mainly human activities and the El Nino weather, which…
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were an estimated 90,000 deaths caused by measles during 2016, which is about an 80% decrease in measles deaths compared to the year 2000. Overall, measles deaths have been consistently declining over the last decade, due in large part to the…
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A recent study on pollution found that about 9 million people die from pollution each year. The majority of pollution related fatalities occur in second and third world countries, with countries currently working on trying to industrialize experiencing the highest number of deaths. According to the…
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Only days after announcing President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe as their goodwill ambassador, the WHO, the World Health Organization, revoked Mugabe’s ambassadorship due to public outcry and outrage across the world over the appointment. Mugabe was appointed recently as an ambassador by the…
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Hyatt Hotels announced this week that they discovered and investigated a data breach to customer card information during the months of March to July of this year. Multiple locations across multiple countries were affected by the hack, including some of Hyatt Hotel's United States locations in…
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California is facing a mass outbreak of hepatitis A, with 569 cases currently reported. Most of the cases have predominantly occurred in San Diego County, but the recent spread of the disease has led to cases occurring in Los Angeles and Santa Cruz counties and there is fear that the disease could…
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