Life expectancy in US rises to near 78 years
CDC preliminary 2007 data show US life expectancy at about 78, up slightly from 2006. Death rates fell across leading causes, infant mortality rose modestly, and HIV and Alzheimer’s trends influenced the shifting death landscape in a 90 percent death certificate sample.
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Uss
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National Center For Health Statistics
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Hurricane Bill looms as powerful Category 4 storm
Hurricane Bill, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, circles the open Atlantic with winds near 135 mph. Forecasters warn of large swells reaching Bermuda and parts of the U.S. Southeast by weekend while the center stays offshore. the most likely threat targets Bermuda, though landfall along the U.S. East Coast remains uncertain.
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Bill
Atlantic
Bermuda
U.S
National Hurricane Center
Leeward Islands
Antigua
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Eric Blake
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Blake
UN Warns of Weak to Moderate El Niño Effects
A U.N. weather official says a weak to moderate El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and could trigger unusual global patterns through March. While sea surface warming remains modest, the event is linked to drought in south Asia and a likely weaker Atlantic hurricane season, with potential dryness in eastern Africa.
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Pacific
Geneva
Pacific Ocean
U.N
Central
Eastern
South Asia
Rupa Kumar Kolli
World Meteorological Organization
Sea Sur
Kolli
Africa
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