Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Growing pains in Asia

Asia is growing- news flash, right? This article calls attention to the need for production of more meat, whether seafood or land-based.

This article talks about the health consequences of air pollution, and particularly damages that are accruing to intelligence. Crap in the air, it turns out, actually has major consequences for developing brains, with pollution being associated with a penalty of up a year of education.

Finally, another problem associated with climate change is getting worse in India. Climate change changes plant growth patterns in a way that leads to plants having reduced nutritional content. That's bad news for the 1 billion-plus people trying to stay alive on the subcontinent. :(