As smog levels in northern China reach historic levels, millions are learning to live with what has been dubbed “airpocalypse.” “Physically, if I don’t wear a [face] mask when I go out I feel dizzy and have problems breathing,” Jiang…
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Earth Expeditions: Korea U.S.-Air Quality
In this episode of Earth Expeditions our team takes a look at air quality in a joint field study between NASA and the Republic of Korea to advance the ability to monitor air pollution from space. For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/content/2016-earth-expeditions-korus-aq
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Air pollution near high traffic roads linked to dementia
London breaches annual air pollution limits in five days
Keynote: Air Pollution and Human Health—Science, Public Policy, and Controversy
The Stegner Center’s twentieth annual symposium focuses on Air Quality: Health, Energy, and Economics. Across the nation, great strides have been made addressing air pollution over the last several decades, especially following adoption of the federal Clean Air Act in…
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Artificial Intelligence – Issues and Risks
Scared of superintelligent AI? You should be, says neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris — and not just in some theoretical way. We’re going to build superhuman machines, says Harris, but we haven’t yet grappled with the problems associated with creating…
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Difference Between Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
Difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy? differencebetween difference between renewable and non renewable resources . Renewable vs non renewable resources nature has gifted us with a lot of products without which we would not be in the conditions we are…
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Science vs the Energy Crisis Science Fights Back Gareth Stevens
Bolivia’s Controversial Child Labor Law
Bolivia has tens of thousands of child laborers. The Child Labor Law was passed two years ago, where children from 10 years old can legally work for 6 hours a day. The controversial law has been internationally derired but Bolivia…
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Human Rights Watch exposes child labor at Indonesian tobacco farms
Originally published on 27 May, 2016 Sign up for a free trial of News Direct’s news animations at http://newsdirect.nextanimation.com.tw/Reuters.aspx —————————————-—————————————-—————- According to a 119-page Human Rights Watch report released on Wednesday, thousands of children as young as 8 years old…
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