Sobering Future of Wildfire Dangers in U.S. West, Researchers Predict

February 15th, 2012

 

ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2012) — The American West has seen a recent increase in large wildfires due to droughts, the build-up of combustible fuel, or biomass, in forests, a spread of fire-prone species and increased tree mortality from insects and heat.

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Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden, Experts Urge

February 2nd, 2012

Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden, Experts Urge

ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2012) — Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually . . . → Read More: Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden, Experts Urge

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