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Svjetska zdravstena organizacija je objavila stručan rad o mogućoj kancerogenosti glifoast herbicida već u ožuju 2015.
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Bez obzira na to, Europska Komisija hoće produžiti dozvolu za glifosat poslije isteka u lipnju 2016, i to na 15 godina, najdulji mogući termin.
Zastupnici Europskog parlamenta, uključujći neke iz Hrvatske, su glasili protiv odluke Komisije u travnju 2016. Slijedi glasanje u svibnju 2016., ali ako nema zaključka, konačna odluka će donjeti Komisija.
Na našoj internetskoj stranici objavljujemo tekstove i informacije na temu zdravlja, okoliša i zaštite životinja. Premda u prvom redu govorimo o otoku Hvaru u Dalmaciji, većina informacija vrijedi za cijelu Hrvatsku, a neke od njih odnose se na Europu, Sjedinjene američke države i ostale dijelove svijeta.
Većina tekstova je pisana na engleskom jeziku, ali s vremenom ćemo dodati i tekstove na hrvatskom jeziku.
Levels even lower than in severe drought year of 2022, data shows, with water firms urged to ‘be proactive’
England’s reservoirs are at their lowest levels for a decade, new data reveals, as experts urge water companies to immediately put hosepipe bans in place.
In June, reservoirs across the country were 76% full, which is below their level in the severe drought year of 2022 when they were at 77% capacity at this time in the summer.
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Farmers are seeking ways to fend off birds who are stirring up soil in flooded paddy fields in Ferrara province
An unusual bird is ravaging crops and infuriating farmers in north-eastern Italy: the flamingo.
Flamingos are relatively recent arrivals in the area, and have settled into the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto in Ferrara province, between Venice and Ravenna.
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Ynys Môn (Anglesey): Their energy was breathtaking, their display thrilling – though this was also a purposeful signal of their fitness
Eventide, and calm waters were slowly departing the warm sands of a small bay in Ynys Môn. The dark igneous rocks that bound the bay had retained some midsummer heat, providing a comfortable vantage point to enjoy the sunset. In the shallows, a lone spectator watched the deep pink of the sea. My eyes followed hers and landed on two grey seals, their heads implanted in the iridescent waters. They watched, we watched, then they lazily slipped below, hardly a ripple raised.
Enter the Risso’s dolphins. A pod of four surfaced stage left, injecting the scene with breathtaking energy; their stout, torpedo-shaped, pale grey bodies surging forth, tall dark dorsal fins ripping the limpid sea apart. One after another, they breached clear of the water, their power and scale full blown, heightened by the intimacy of the bay. A thrilling display – but also, scientifically, a purposeful, non-verbal signal of their intrinsic fitness to potential mates and competitors. In midsummer, Risso’s migrate from the pelagic deeps into the relatively shallow shelf waters of the Celtic Sea, perhaps providing more opportunities for social interactions.
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Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit
Nearly all rivers, lakes and ponds in England tested for a range of Pfas, known as “forever chemicals”, exceed proposed new safety limits and 85% contain levels at least five times higher, analysis of official data reveals.
Out of 117 water bodies tested by the Environment Agency for multiple types of Pfas, 110 would fail the safety standard, according to analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Rivers Trust.
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Scientists say Perito Moreno, which for decades defied trend of glacial retreat, now rapidly losing mass
One of the few stable glaciers in a warming world, Perito Moreno, in Santa Cruz province, Argentina, is now undergoing a possibly irreversible retreat, scientists say.
Over the past seven years, it has lost 1.92 sq km (0.74 sq miles) of ice cover and its thickness is decreasing by up to 8 metres (26 ft) a year.
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Worst-case scenario of 4.3C of warming could result in fiftyfold rise in heat-related deaths, researchers say
More than 30,000 people a year in England and Wales could die from heat-related causes by the 2070s, scientists have warned.
A new study calculates that heat mortality could rise more than fiftyfold in 50 years because of climate heating. Researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine compared different potential scenarios, looking at levels of warming, measures to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, regional climatic differences and potential power outages. They also modelled the ageing population.
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Woodland Trust’s 10 nominees from across the country highlight how trees inspire creative minds
A cedar tree climbed by the Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representing peace in Northern Ireland are among those shortlisted for tree of the year 2025.
Voting opens on Friday for the Woodland Trust’s annual competition, which aims to celebrate and raise awareness of rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the UK.
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This week Australia’s federal court is due to make a decision in a landmark climate case that could safeguard the future of the island communities
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Uncle Paul Kabai and Uncle Pabai Pabai are afraid for the future of their ancestral homelands. Their country on the outer islands of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), less than 10km off Papua New Guinea, is under siege from the impacts of the climate crisis.
The two men fear the loss of their islands, their culture and their way of life, forcing their families and communities to become Australia’s first climate refugees.
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As the Texas flash flooding risk moved west, the National Weather Service pointed to the effect of burn scars from 2024
After the extreme rainfall in Texas on 4 July, the flash flooding risk moved to New Mexico, with 89mm (3.5in) of rain falling in the Rio Ruidoso catchment area on Tuesday.
In the town of Ruidoso, 35 homes were swept away and three people died. The National Weather Service attributed the extreme event to the wildfires that devastated the same area in 2024.
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Abandoned fishing equipment haunts our oceans, killing coral, turtles, sharks and whales. But in Colombia’s Gulf of Tribugá, ‘guardians’ are on call to free entangled marine animals
After a day of scuba diving, Luis Antonio “Toño” Lloreda was exhausted. Then a friend brought urgent news. “Toño, man, there’s a whale caught in a net out there.” Lloreda, 43, had freed other, smaller wildlife from fishing nets but this would be his first marine animal of such size.
The four to five metres-long juvenile humpback, accompanied by its mother, had a net studded with hooks wrapped around its fin and mouth. One wrong move could have been fatal for Lloreda or the whale.
Luis Antonio ‘Toño’ Lloreda holds a photo of the whale he freed from a fishing net
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Žene kojima su dijagnosticirani predmenstrualni simptomi imaju neznatno povećan rizik od razvoja kardiovaskularnih bolesti kasnije u životu, pokazuje nova studija. Predmenstrualni simptomi uključuju predmenstrualni sindrom (PMS) i teži oblik, predmenstrualni disforični poremećaj (PMDD). Simptomi, koji se pojavljuju nekoliko dana prije menstruacije, a zatim se povlače, mogu biti i psihološki i fizički.
Reumatoidni artritis je kronična autoimuna bolest koja pogađa osobe svih dobnih skupina i spolova. Iako je njegov najvidljiviji utjecaj na zglobove, reumatoidni artritis također doprinosi ubrzanom starenju mišićno-koštanog sustava, što često dovodi do progresivne degeneracije mišića i smanjene mišićne funkcije.
Pristup prirodi potiče fizičko i mentalno zdravlje te je ključan za društveni i emocionalni razvoj djece. Aktivnosti na otvorenom također utječu na obiteljsku dinamiku, pomažući u smanjenju stresa i potičući veze.
U nedavno objavljenoj studiji znanstvenici su analizirali kako bioaktivni spojevi dobiveni iz maslina, uključujući polifenole, sekoiridoide i triterpene, moduliraju crijevnu mikrobiotu i potiču zdravlje crijeva.
Dobivanje šest ili više recepata za lijek gabapentin, za bol u donjem dijelu leđa, povezano je sa značajno povećanim rizikom od razvoja demencije i blagog kognitivnog oštećenja (29% odnosno 85%), otkriva nova studija.
Rezultati nove studije pokazuju da izloženost olovu tijekom trudnoće i ranog djetinjstva može ubrzati brzinu kojom djeca zaboravljaju informacije - ključni marker oštećenja pamćenja koji može imati implikacije na učenje i razvoj.
Izgleda da tjelovježba poboljšava ishode raka i pojačava odgovor na imunoterapiju preoblikovanjem crijevnog mikrobioma, pokazuje nova studija. Jednako tako, otkrilo se, da su te koristi potaknute specifičnim spojem nazvanim format, koji proizvode crijevne bakterije, a također je povezan s boljim ishodima kod pacijenata s melanomom.
Nova studija je pokazala da su glukoza u krvi, krvni tlak, kvaliteta sna i pušenje, najvažniji čimbenici koji utječu na buduće kardiovaskularne rizike žena u menopauzi. No, iznad svega, san se pojavio kao potencijalni prediktor dugoročnih učinaka kardiovaskularnih bolesti i smrtnosti od svih uzroka.
Zdrava prehrana na biljnoj bazi mogla bi zaštititi ljude od upalne bolesti crijeva, sugeriraju rezultati nove studije. Upalna bolest crijeva, koja obuhvaća Crohnovu bolest i ulcerozni kolitis, predstavlja kroničnu upalnu bolest koja uglavnom zahvaća gastrointestinalni trakt.
Novi genetski dokazi osporavaju uobičajena uvjerenja o vitaminskim dodacima za dijabetes, otkrivajući da previše vitamina B6 može povećati rizik od opasnih epizoda niskog šećera u krvi.
