Climate change exposed 2 billion to more than 30 days of health-threatening temperatures between June-August A new Climate Central report indicates that one in four people globally experienced climate change-driven temperatures daily from June to August. Over 2 billion faced more than 30 days of risky heat. India saw its second-hottest season since 1970, with major cities like Mumbai, Kanpur, and Delhi significantly impacted by extreme temperatures. |
'It's really sad': River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed. EU Risk Assessment Fails to Predict Limits of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Beyond Pesticides, September 19, 2024) An article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment finds that the European Union’s (EU) risk assessment process, required for registration, fails to accurately or reliably predict pesticide exposure rates, sometimes by several orders of magnitude. Pesticide registration in the EU leverages the Agricultural Operator Exposure Model (AOEM)—a … |