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U.S. ONE OF WORLD’S WORST ON HEALTH DIVIDE
The U.S. has one of the world’s largest health disparities between the rich and poor — behind only Chile and Portugal — and its health care system and lack of social supports are to blame, experts say.
Researchers examining surveys on health and income from people in 32 countries found poor Americans reported worse health than rich U.S. residents in significant numbers. Of the poorest third of Americans surveyed, 38.2% reported “fair or poor health” compared to just 12.3% of the richest third, leaving the U.S. in the bottom three of the nations examined, according to the Harvard study, published in the June issue of Health Affairs. PARTS OF MISSING MYANMAR PLANE CARRYING 120 FOUND
Parts of a military plane from Myanmar that went missing Wednesday with at least 120 people aboard have been found in the Andaman Sea, according to a media report.
Gen. Myat Min Oo said the Chinese-made Y-8 plane was carrying 106 passengers — mostly families of military personnel — and 14 crew members, the Associated Press reported. More than a dozen children were believed to have been aboard, AFP reported.
Navy ships and aircraft have been searching for the plane which went off radar between the southern city of Myeik and the capital Yangon, officials said. CARBON DIOXIDE TALLIES 2ND-LARGEST RISE
As President Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark Paris climate agreement last week, federal scientists reported 2016 tallied the second-largest rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide ever recorded.
Carbon dioxide is the “greenhouse” gas scientists say is most responsible for global warming. Last year’s increase in CO2 was nearly double the average pace since measurements began in 1979, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
The gas is measured in parts per million (ppm) of Earth’s atmosphere. Carbon dioxide levels were around 280 ppm prior to the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s.
Today, CO2 levels measure over 400 ppm. Scientists have known for decades that even trace amounts in the atmosphere can raise temperatures around the world.