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Gulf Coast grabs attention at U.N. climate conference

11 hours ago ago from Facing South

An environmental advocacy group is running a full-page ad [pdf] in a Copenhagen newspaper during the closing days of the United Nations Climate Change Conference to draw attention to the special needs and vulnerabilities of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Advocates for Environmental Human Rights , a New Orleans-based nonprofit, sponsored the ad, which points to the trauma of Hurricane Katrina and offers 10 steps President Obama can take to protect the ...

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Cold Water Swimming and Respiratory Problems

20 hours ago ago from ONCE inspired

Shortness of breath is related to the fact that body heat is dissipated approximately two to four times as fast in cool water as in air of the same temperature. During exercise in cold water, skin heat loss can be 70 times greater than in air of equal temperature. On immersion in cold water, exercise performance may be significantly impaired at first, as a result of the initial physiological responses to cold. The respiratory response ...

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How Much Rain to Expect

15 hours ago ago from Gulf Coast Hurricanes

A storm system will deluge the Gulf and Southeast Coasts with rain today and

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4 hours ago ago from I'm Not Breathing Fire Quite Yet; I'm Just Coughing Sparks

They were installing a new hot water heater at my house today, which was great, but made me really late for the gym, so all I had time for was a 5 5 press: 45 5 (warm up) 65 5 75 5 80 5 85 5 85 5 I barely got that last set up. I haven't done this in a while, so I couldn't remember what my 5RM was. Guess it's 85. I then did a few toes to bar. Turns out that I can actually do it, but only about twice in a row. They are ...

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How to Provide Water for Birds When the Birdbath Freezes

14 hours ago ago from Ecosystem Gardening

Birds need water especially in winter Wild birds need access to clean water all year round, but when winter temperatures dip into the freezing range, this may be harder to find. Birds can get water from eating snow, but this requires large amounts of energy which they need to keep themselves warm. So what's a caring Ecosystem Gardener to do? Well, one way is to train your birds by placing a shallow pan of warm outside at the same ...

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