New study: Most Americans underestimate how dangerous extreme heat is
climatecommunication.yale.eduu/GeraldKutney — 2 days ago
u/dumnezero
TIL: Australia also has ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome
>In February the NSW Deputy Coroner agreed, and concluded that Jeremy’s cause of death was not asthma but anaphylaxis due to Mammalian Meat Allergy, which is caused by ticks and triggers a reaction to red meat, pork or any other product from a mammal.
>Sydney’s northern beaches and the Central Coast have become global hotspots for the disease, which Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, warns is on the rise and a “significant health concern”.
>The link between Mammalian Meat Allergy and the Eastern Paralysis tick was discovered by immunologist and allergy physician Professor Sheryl Van Nunen in 2007, after dozens of patients on the northern beaches began presenting with life-threatening allergic reactions in the middle of the night.
>Using the contents from their last meal, she did a skin test and found a reaction to mammalian meat or a derived product. She also discovered her patients had something else in common – bites from the Eastern Paralysis tick.
>“So I’m thinking if the ticks are a parasite and the people have developed the meat allergy that hasn’t been happening in the last 20 years I’ve been here, then clearly there’s something new going on,” she told 60 Minutes (which is broadcast by Nine, the owner of this masthead).
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>MMA, though rare, is on the rise. A soon-to-be published report by the CSIRO for the first time documents the number of cases of the condition in Australia and maps hotspots along the east coast.
>Dr Alex Gofton, the study lead, said the findings were a significant health concern. “There’s over 5000 people living with this condition,” he said. “We also found that, unfortunately, case numbers are on the rise. Since 2020, case numbers have increased 22 per cent year-on-year, which is a really concerning trend.”
u/dumnezero — 3 days ago
▲ 3 r/collapze
Hormuz is all Blocked Up with Ships - Week 11 | Iran and US Blockade Update
>This video recaps Week 11 of the Iranian choking of the Strait of Hormuz and the US blockade of Iranian ports and shipping. The episode includes the latest data on transits and breakdown of the major week events including the increased passage of ships from China, Japan, India and Pakistan through the Strait, the seizure of a Chinese armory ship, and the latest report from the IEA on global oil.
00:00 Introduction
00:59 State as of Week 11
06:47 Major Stories for Week 11
34:37 Week 11 Wrap-Up
u/dumnezero — 4 days ago
Recorder interviu: Cât de mult ne va costa criza energetică
>„Când (n.r. Uniunea Europeană) a renunțat la nuclear și și-a bazat energia pe gaz ieftin din Rusia, asta a fost o greșeală.
>Când, în politica de mediu, evident justificată, și-a fixat niște ținte mult prea ambițioase, și-a afectat industria grea și asta a fost o greșeală.
>Când, pe mai multe subiecte, a acționat ideologic, a fost o greșeală”: astfel s-a exprimat Nicușor Dan într-un discurs ținut la Cotroceni pe 9 mai, tocmai de Ziua Europei.
>După circa 48 de ore – și după ce niște diplomați europeni ar fi întrebat, discret, dacă Bucureștiul schimbă macazul în politica externă, președintele a revenit: „Interesul meu a fost de a stimula dezbaterea, nu, vezi Doamne, să mă poziționez împotriva Europei (…). „Noi nu avem o dezbatere reală despre Europa”.
>În fundal, însă, un anunț sec al Statisticii: inflația a sărit la aproape 11% în aprilie, iar curentul și combustibilii sunt foarte sus în topul scumpirilor.
>Cea mai recentă aventură americano-israeliană din Orientul Mijlociu, războiul din Iran, amenință să provoace o imensă criză energetică, așa că o dezbatere propriu-zisă chiar se justifică.
>Jurnalistul Recorder Filip Standavid a stat de vorbă cu Otilia Nuțu, membră a organizației neguvernamentale Expert Forum, specializată în politicile energetice publice.
u/dumnezero — 6 days ago
▲ 37 r/Antitheism
Yes, American Christianity Is Racist On Purpose (/Genetically Modified Skeptic)
American Christianity and racism share the same roots.
u/dumnezero — 6 days ago
A New Baseline: How Animal Agriculture Broke Into the Climate Narrative at Santa Marta
seedthecommons.orgu/dumnezero — 6 days ago
Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution
theguardian.comu/Fair-Search-2324 — 6 days ago
Are we concerned enough about the energy usage?
I tend to think very few of these data centers will be built, as the bottom falls out and people realize that LLMs aren't nearly as useful (or profitable) as the boosters claim.
Here is the link to the post: https://bsky.app/profile/ketanjoshi.co/post/3mlr6gruiqc25
u/dumnezero — 9 days ago
▲ 9 r/Degrowth
We Need a Moral QR Code On ALL PRODUCTS
Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AgV5HTrAVs
>We need a moral QR code on everything that is produced and sold for money in our economy. This QR code should link to the following information:
>- the place where every component of the product was produced >- the salaries of all employees from the lowest ranking to the highest ranking at the company that made the product >- the names of all shareholders, big and small >- the average weekly work-time for each employee >- the paid vacation time for each employee >- photographs of the place where the product was made at the time when the product was made >- all the materials including chemical substances used in the manufacturing of the product >- a full list of suppliers including a similar moral QR code for each supplier and contractor
u/dumnezero — 9 days ago
▲ 885 r/antiai
Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’
Video of the speech: https://youtu.be/zwYkHS8jvSE?t=4518
u/dumnezero — 11 days ago
7 Survival Crops to Grow for MAXIMUM Calories
Channel: Epic Gardening
u/dumnezero — 12 days ago
▲ 6 r/Degrowth
Doctors Say Digging Own Grave Keeps Bones Healthy After Menopause
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u/dumnezero — 12 days ago