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Climate Change Poses Major Risks for Unprepared Cities A new examination of urban policies has been_carried out_recently by Patricia Romero Lankao. She is a sociologist specializing in climate change and_urban_ development. She warns that many of the world?s fast-growing urban areas, especially in developing countries, will likely1 suffer from the impacts of changing climate. Her work also concludes that most cities are failing to _reduce_emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse_gases_. These gases are known to affect the atmosphere. “Climate change is a deeply local issue and poses profound threats to the growing cities of the world,” says Romero Lankao. “But too few cities are developing effective strategies to_protect_ their residents.” Cities are major_ sources of greenhouse gases. And urban populations are likely to2 be among those most severely affected by future climate change. Lankao?s findings3 highlight ways in which city-residents are particularly vulnerable, and suggest policy interventions that could offer immediate and longer-term_benefits_. The locations and dense construction patterns of cities often place their populations at greater risk for natural disasters. Potentialthreats_ associated with climate include storm surges4 and prolonged hot weather. Storm surges can flood coastal areas and prolonged hot weather can heat_heavily_ paved cities5 Free Statins With Fast Food Could Neutralize Heart Risk Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can reduce the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest in a new study． Statins reduce the amount of unhealthy ”LDL” cholesterol in the blood. A wealth of trial data has proven them to be highly effective at lowering a person’s heart attack risk . In a paper published in the American Journal of Cardiology，Dr Darrel Francis and colleagues calculate that the reduction in heart attack risk offered by a statin is enough t