Plans to build a series of hydropower dams on the Mekong River could threaten already endangered species in the waterway. (voanews.com)
Why is the Mekong River being threatened? (answers.com)
Climate Change1
A new report in Nature Climate Change found that ocean acidification is threatening shellfisheries (places where people harvest shellfish) across the United States. (popsci.com)
Species10
Threatened arthropods are defined here as any of a number of species within the phylum Arthropoda, whose extinction is likely in the foreseeable future. (wikipedia.org)
Estimating the number of threatened arthropod species is extremely difficult, primarily because a vast number of the species themselves are not yet named or described. (wikipedia.org)
Thus extinction of arthropods species threaten to make extinct hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of higher order birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. (wikipedia.org)
But fisheries experts say plans by Cambodia, Laos and Thailand to build hydropower dams on the Mekong would block fish migration, threatening already endangered species. (voanews.com)
Is an endangered species more common than an threatened species? (answers.com)
no. threatened species are close but not yet there to being endangered. (answers.com)
The country of Mongolia is home to a variety of threatened and endangered mammals, some of which are endemic species. (worldatlas.com)
40% of species assessed by IUCN are threatened with extinction. (mongabay.com)
16,306 of 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction, reports the World Conservation Union (IUCN). (mongabay.com)
The blue anole , a threatened species on Isla Gorgona in Colombia. (mongabay.com)
Trump3
Maine State Rep. Scott Hamann, a Democrat from South Portland, said he regrets a Facebook post in which he seems to threaten President Trump with physical violence. (thedailybeast.com)
Saudi Arabia's government angrily reacted to warnings from President Donald Trump that it may face punishment for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, threatening the kingdom "will respond with greater action" if it is pressured over his death. (motherjones.com)
It's even less likely that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would allow Trump to threaten his control of the Senate. (nymag.com)
Apparent life-threa5
An apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) is defined as an episode that is frightening to the observer and is characterized by some combination of apnea (central or obstructive), color change (cyanotic, pallid, erythematous or plethoric) change in muscle tone (usually diminished), and choking or gagging. (medscape.com)
[ 7 ] Infants who experienced an apparent life-threatening event were younger at the time of clinical presentation. (medscape.com)
In this study, 74% of patients who experienced an apparent life-threatening event presented when younger than 2 months. (medscape.com)
The apparent life-threatening event cohort also included more female infants and fewer infants who were small for gestational age and who had low birth weight when compared with infants who experienced SIDS in other studies. (medscape.com)
Paramedics and other emergency medical services (EMS) personnel should be familiar with the historical factors and observations indicative of an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE). (medscape.com)
CLTI2
Objective/background: Chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) has a high risk of amputation and mortality. (lu.se)
Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) require revascularization to improve limb perfusion and thereby limit the risk of amputation . (bvsalud.org)
Fragile2
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 2014 (IPS) - The sharp decline in world petroleum prices - hailed as a bonanza to millions of motorists in the United States - is threatening to undermine the fragile economies of several African countries dependent on oil for their sustained growth. (ipsnews.net)
Years of conflict have severely disrupted health services in Libya, and the recent rise in abductions of health workers threatens an already fragile health system. (who.int)
20222
On April 26, 2022, alnujaba.ir published a Hebrew-language video released by the Al-Nujaba Movement, an Iran-backed Shi'ite militia in Iraq, threatening Israel. (memri.org)
In interviews he gave on January 24, 2022, Houthi Deputy Minister of Information Nasr Al-Din Amer threatened the UAE and Israel with military attacks. (memri.org)
Iraq2
Is Iraq being threatened by communism? (answers.com)
Ihab al-Sharif (file photo) 6 July 2005 -- Iraq's Al-Qaeda today threatened to kill Egypt's top envoy to Iraq, Ihab al-Sharif, who was kidnapped recently. (rferl.org)
Chronic2
Left untreated, gonorrhea can cause serious health problems, particularly for women, including chronic pelvic pain, life-threatening ectopic pregnancy, and even infertility. (cdc.gov)
Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. (bvsalud.org)
Close1
2.) The man or woman interested in you may feel threatened when they notice they have no chance at dating you or getting close to you as they realize you have your eyes on somebody else and it not be them. (urbandictionary.com)
Infants2
The estimated frequency of apparent life-threatening events among healthy term infants widely varies (0.5-6% of all newborns), reflecting figures derived from older retrospective reviews of hospital records. (medscape.com)
A systematic review reported that apparent life-threatening events accounted for 0.6-0.8% of all emergency department visits among children younger than 1 year, was noted in 2.27% of hospitalized children, and had an incidence of 0.6 cases per 1,000 live-born infants. (medscape.com)
News1
China's Yellow River has burst its banks in three places in central Henan province and floods further east threaten 86,000 villagers -- some already stranded on rooftops and higher ground, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday. (chinadaily.com.cn)
Adult2
In 2015, 6.8% of adult workers in the United States reported being threatened, bullied, or harassed on the job during the preceding 12 months, down from 7.8% overall in 2010. (cdc.gov)
In both 2010 and 2015, adult respondents were asked: "During the past 12 months, were you threatened, bullied, or harassed by anyone while you were on the job? (cdc.gov)
Make2
2.) If person (#1) likes you a lot and has interest but you do not like them in that fashion the rejection can make them feel threatened especially if there is a person (#2) that you are seeing. (urbandictionary.com)
By allowing FBI agents to access the complete online history of innocent Americans without proper safeguards against abuse, PATRIOT threatens to chill free speech on the Internet and make it impossible for Internet users to share unpopular ideas or associate with controversial groups anonymously. (eff.org)
People2
These people have been threatened in the vicinity of their own places, which I think is appalling. (nzherald.co.nz)
For some people, food allergies can be life-threatening. (medlineplus.gov)
Israel1
Lebanese newspaper al-Nahar said that after Israel threatened to bomb Beirut if the Katyusha rockets continued, Rice directly intervened through the American embassy in Lebanon. (ynetnews.com)
Environmental1
Staff at Warren Spring, the British government's leading environmental laboratory, are threatening the Department of Trade and Industry with an injunction to prevent it closing the laboratory. (newscientist.com)
Violence2
Asked if they were threats of violence, she said "I think if you're threatened, I would take to mean it could be physical, it could be anything. (nzherald.co.nz)
Yashika Bageerathi, who is predicted two A* and a B at A level, fled the island nation in 2012 after a family member threatened her with violence and sexual assault. (itv.com)
Workers1
The percentage of workers who were threatened, bullied, or harassed declined significantly for women but not for men from 2010 to 2015. (cdc.gov)
Health1
A threatened release is an imminent release that did not occur but caused a public health action, such as an evacuation. (cdc.gov)
Report2
According to a report issued Mar. 6, 2009 by the Congressional Oversight Panel charged with monitoring the use of bailout funds, the rate of home foreclosure is now three times its historic rate - "so large that it threatens the entire economy. (npr.org)
In both years, women were more likely than men to report being threatened, bullied, or harassed (9.3% compared with 6.5% in 2010 and 8.0% compared with 5.7% in 2015). (cdc.gov)
Free2
Free speech absolutist' Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). (reason.com)
By threatening legal action against the group, Musk is ceding whatever moral high ground he may have had as a defender of free speech. (reason.com)
Follow1
Nearly all of OpenAI's employees have threatened to quit and follow ousted leader Sam Altman to work at the company's biggest investor, Microsoft, unless the current board resigns, leaving the future of the high-profile artificial intelligence start-up increasingly uncertain. (smh.com.au)
Death1
Esani et al (2008) compared the epidemiologic features of apparent life-threatening events and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). (medscape.com)
Study1
A prospective population-based study of apparent life-threatening events conducted in Austria reported an incidence of 2.46 cases per 1,000 live births. (medscape.com)
Government1
But the effort by Mulvaney, a former conservative congressman from South Carolina, threatens to disrupt bipartisan negotiations on funding the government. (politico.com)
Problems1
Title : Preventing sickle cell anemia complications in children screening and treatment for life-threatening problems are far too low Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communication. (cdc.gov)