Warmer Weather is a Migraine Trigger

According to research published in the March issue of the journal Neurology, warmer temperatures are associated with an increase in emergency room visits for headaches . Researchers found that an increase of 5 degrees Celsius lead to an 8 percent increase in severe headache attacks.

West “Responsible” For Third of China’s CO2 Emissions

About 9% of total Chinese emissions are the result of manufacturing goods for the US, while 6% come from producing goods for Europe, a new report finds. The new research shows that about a third of all Chinese carbon emissions between 2002 and 2005 — or half of its rise over that period — were the result of producing goods for export. In addition to green house gas emissions China destructs vast swathes of forest, which provide wood for US-bound furniture.

@ a glance : Rain and melting snow bring floods to Washington

More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as snowmelt and rain swelled rivers and caused mudslides and avalanches that engulfed neighborhoods and roadways. Full Story : AP…..

Rains less on weekends

According to a study, summertime storms rain more on weekdays than weekends in the southeastern United States. This is because of air pollution caused by traffic and business operations.

The data collected by NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite from 1998 to 2005 was analyzed and found that it rains on average more between Tuesday and Thursday than from Saturday through Monday. The clearest day of the week was Saturday, with nearly twice the rainfall on the wettest day, Tuesday afternoon. This is due the airborne particles associated with pollution.