Wednesday, Jul 08th
Last update07:44:18 AM GMT
Environment Can condoms combat climate change?
Yes, and they should, argues an editorial in the new issue of the medical journal the Lancet.
In addition to boosting the health, standard of living and human rights of women, encouraging the use of contraception also will help save the planet, the journal argues. The calculus is simple: preventing unwanted pregnancies -- especially in the developing world -- translates into reduced demand for increasingly scarce and energy-intensive resources like food, water and shelter.
 Lake Powell, the US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after... |
 A “prolonged, dangerous heatwave” was sweeping across parts of the central and eastern United States on... | ||
 Super Typhoon Bavi is bringing intense winds to the remote U.S. territories of Guam and the... |
 Floodwaters tore through Kentucky neighborhoods, damaging homes and streets as photos capture the aftermath.
Floodwaters tore through... |
