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Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

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The study, led by scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., The study indicated that the Seychelles Islands and Zanzibar off Tanzania’s coastline show the largest sea level drop. Weiqing Han, CU, lead author.

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Lancet Series: Improving road safety measures could save half a million lives every year worldwide

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—Series coordinator Professor Adnan Hyder from The George Washington University, USA. —co-author Dr Junaid Razzak from Weill Cornell Medical Centre, USA and Aga Khan University College of Medicine, Pakistan. —Dr Amy Peden from The University of New South Wales, Australia. a year between 1990 and 2010.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Seychelles ranks as the most-improved country over the past decade, due largely to its commitment to combating greenhouse gas emissions.

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