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U.K. Expects Warming to Boost Crop Yields From Sug

February 13, 2012 by admin · Comments Off
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By Reed Landberg
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Sugar and wheat farming probably will become more productive as the average temperature rises across the U.K. in the next 40 years, the government concluded in a report assessing the impact of climate change.
Sugar beet yields may rise 20 percent to 70 percent and wheat yields by as [...]

Deaths of Headphone-Wearing Pedestrians Increase,

February 11, 2012 by admin · Comments Off
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By Trista Kelley
Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — The number of headphone-wearing pedestrians seriously injured or killed near roadways and railways has tripled in six years, according to a U.S. study.
The number of cases rose from 16 in 2004-2005 to 47 in 2010-2011, according to the research published today in the online journal Injury Prevention. Thirty-four [...]