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Sarah DeWeerdt

Hard labour: Rising carbon emissions can reduce your pregnancy by two weeks

Over the past 19 years, nearly 5 lakh births occurred earlier than expected.

Sarah DeWeerdt
· Dec 19, 2019 · 11:30 pm
One reason why there’s so much disinformation on climate change

People have more trouble identifying climate falsehoods than truths, says a new study.

Sarah DeWeerdt
· Oct 14, 2019 · 11:30 pm
Climate change could increase fertility rates in tropical countries, finds new study

This in turn could widen the gap between wealthy and poor nations.

Sarah DeWeerdt
· May 28, 2019 · 11:30 pm

City trees reduce daytime heat. To curb sweltering nights, planners must minimise pavements

Reducing night temperature is important from a public health perspective; during heat waves, people’s bodies need time to recover from daytime heat.

Sarah DeWeerdt
· May 14, 2019 · 11:30 pm