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Amid Global Emergency and Increased Cases, Congo to Receive Mpox Vaccine Next Week from the U.S.

Mon, 2024-08-19 18:33 — mike kraft

Congo gives update on mpox vaccine amid global emergency The Congo's health minister announced the country will soon receive its first batch of mpox vaccines. Newsweek

The Congo is set to receive its first batch of vaccine doses from the United States to combat the ongoing mpox outbreak next week, the country's health minister said in a press conference on Monday.

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Climate Change: How cities are tackling rising heat

Thu, 2024-08-15 12:43 — mike kraft

Cities are tackling rising heat – but they have to avoid a dangerous trap | Extreme heat | The Guardian

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Extreme heat increases forest fires, making it harder to curb climate change

Fri, 2024-07-26 10:21 — mike kraft

Earth lost some ability to absorb carbon dioxide last year, study says - The Washington Post

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U.N. Secretary-General's Call to Action to Address Extreme Heat Problem

Fri, 2024-07-26 09:58 — mike kraft

Extreme Heat | United Nations

In response to the rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency and duration of extreme heat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 25 July 2024 called for an urgent and concerted effort to enhance international cooperation to address extreme heat in four critical areas:

Caring for the vulnerable - Protecting workers - Boosting resilience of economies and societies using data and science - Limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C by phasing out fossil fuels and scaling up investment in renewable energy.

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Extreme heat can affect medicines and those taking them

Thu, 2024-07-25 17:55 — mike kraft

Extreme heat: How does it affect medicines and those taking them? | Reuters

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Climate change helps invasive species thrive while worsening global heating

Thu, 2024-07-25 11:02 — mike kraft

Invasive species are thriving thanks to climate change From disease-carrying insects to ecosystem-choking plants, invasive species flourish due to burning fossil fuels Matthew Rozsa Salon.com

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Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth

Tue, 2024-07-23 19:31 — mike kraft

Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth The average global temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius, or about 62.76 Fahrenheit, which is just above the record set last July. NBC News

Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, according to data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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Analysis: The U.S. power grid can’t take the heat — can cooler heads in DC fix the problem?

Fri, 2024-07-19 17:48 — mike kraft

Our power grid can’t take the heat — can cooler heads in DC fix the problem? Amid all the horrors of last week’s assassination attempt against former President Trump is a dangerous ongoing heat wave that is engulfing the nation, making temperatures — and tempers — soar. … ckulat The Hill

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The question is, will we lose electricity in the days and years ahead at a faster and more dangerous rate due to factors like climate change? And what can be done about it?

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