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Is there any support in the long term tide gauge data to the claims that parts of Sydney will be swamped by rising sea levels?

- Boretti, Alberto

  • Authors: Boretti, Alberto
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Coastal Engineering Vol.64, no. June 2012), p.161-167
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  • Description: The government of Australia is supporting the statement that sea levels are rising faster than ever before as a result of increased carbon dioxide emissions. Consequent to this, low-lying coastal areas, where the majority of Australians are concentrated, have been declared at risk of sea level inundations. Maps with 0.5, 0.8 and 1.1 m sea level rise have been proposed for Sydney, the major Australian city. However, long term tide gauges, recording sea levels worldwide, as well as along the coastline of Australia, and within the bay of Sydney, do not show any sign of accelerating sea level rises at present time. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Are immigrants at risk of heart disease in Australia? A systematic review

- Dassanayake, Jayantha, Dharmage, Shyamali, Gurrin, Lyle, Sundararajan, Vijaya, Payne, Warren

  • Authors: Dassanayake, Jayantha , Dharmage, Shyamali , Gurrin, Lyle , Sundararajan, Vijaya , Payne, Warren
  • Date: 2009
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian Health Review Vol. 33, no. 3 (2009), p. 479-491
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  • Description: We systematically reviewed the peer-reviewed literature to establish the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among immigrants in Australia and whether being an immigrant is a CVD risk factor. Of 23 studies identified, 12 were included. Higher prevalence of CVD was found among Middle Eastern, South Asian and some European immigrants. Higher prevalence of CVD risk factors was found among Middle Eastern and Southern European immigrants. Higher alcohol consumption was found among immigrants from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Smoking and physical inactivity were highly prevalent among most immigrants.
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