Current average temperatures in the United States are nearly 2 degrees F higher than 50 years ago. If nothing is done to curb carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, 20 years from now that temperature may rise another degree—and by the end of the century average temperatures across the country could be nearly 11.5 degrees F higher than they are now. (Credit: iStockphoto)
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Global temperatures of the last decade are higher than they have been in more than 2,000 years—and manmade emissions from heat-trapping gases are largely responsible, according to climate expert Donald Wuebbles. Continue…
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Getting the bugs out of giving meds
ILLINOIS (US)—Software design principles and debugging methods are helping researchers identify a way to reduce the number of injuries and deaths related to errors in how drugs are administered to hospital patients. (more…)
