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Imperial County rolls out new air monitors and paving projects for northern cities - KYMA
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (471+ words) IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - Efforts to clear the air and protect public health in northern Imperial County are moving forward following a community meeting focused on local air quality solutions. The Imperial County Air Pollution Control District (ICAPCD) hosted its…...
Cooler weather can hide dehydration risk, health expert says
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Broken thermometer prompting Dalewood Middle hazmat response was alcohol-based, officials say
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (172+ words) Fourteen students and two teachers were taken to a hospital as a precaution Wednesday after a thermometer broke at Dalewood Middle School, prompting a hazmat response. Officials treated the incident as a possible mercury exposure until responders determined the thermometer…...
Alcohol and drug-related incidents on the rise at backcountry hot spring in Colorado
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (309+ words) Denver Gazette Mountain Rescue Aspen has warned the public about increased risks related to consuming alcohol and other impairing substances at higher elevations amid a growing number of calls for help at a local backcountry hot spring destination. According to…...
Broken thermometer sends 14 students, 2 teachers to hospital before hazmat scare cleared
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (187+ words) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Fourteen students and two teachers were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a broken thermometer prompted fears of a mercury exposure at Dalewood Middle School. It turned out there was no mercury. The Chattanooga Fire Department says a…...
This year’s El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says
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El Nino heat could add 451,000 deaths
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (542+ words) This year’s powerful El Nino and the record global heat it is driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, a research report…...
Doctors explain what benefits you really get from a sauna blanket — and what you don’t
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (586+ words) Wellness TikTok made infrared sauna blankets the value pick of the moment, pitched as a way to skip the spa membership and sweat it out on your own couch. Before you drop the cash, the doctors and trainers who have…...
News - Scientists will investigate links between extreme heat and psychosis thanks to new funding
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (461+ words) A transdisciplinary team of researchers has been awarded £2.6 million by the Wellcome Trust to investigate why people with psychosis may be particularly vulnerable to rising temperatures and heatwaves. The team of researchers are from the University of Nottingham, and the…...
El Niño Could Cause 451,000 Extra Heat Deaths — Research
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (361+ words) This year’s powerful El Niño weather pattern could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February as it turbocharges global temperatures, according to projections published on Wednesday. The warming phenomenon, which was declared in June and is due to peak…...