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Water, Wastewater, microbiology, chemistry, Twain sarcasm, and common sense CoSo #4980
Joined Nov 2017
#Innewsoftheabsurd Come get your ammo out of vending machine next time you come and get bread at your local grocery store. Available 24/7. Yeah, Murica the Great. In other news... https://www.koco.com/article/ammo-vending-machines-oklahoma/61519422
An extreme drought in Sicily is the worst the Italian island has seen in 20 years, and it's so bad it's threatening the region's economy. #ClimateChange #drought #water https://www.businessinsider.com/pervasive-drought-threatens-tourism-industry-in-sicily-italy-2024-7
#Innewsoftheabsurd jail inmate afraid for his life as his fellow incarcerated mates don't like wife and child killers. https://nypost.com/2024/07/04/us-news/killer-dad-chris-watts-lives-in-fear-in-wisconsin-prison/
@peeppeepcircus Hoping that your fowl critters make it through this heat dome
@peeppeepcircus hoping that you chose the proper chickens for climate change. When I made the decision to get chickens years ago I went with particular breeds that would tolerate not just 100°F temps but humidity as well. In addition, feeding them plenty of watermelons, mist spraying, and getting dirt wet so they would scratch and cool themselves on holes the would dig out. Also, chicken coup was under large fig tree providing plenty of shade throughout day. Yup, survived a few 110° F days.
Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Midterm Assessment of NASA’s Implementation of the Decadal Survey: National Academies organized a midterm assessment to evaluate progress and recommend actions to meet decadal survey priorities. Learn more about the report by joining us for a report release #webinar on Thursday, July 11 at 3pm ET. #NASA #NAS #science https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/43156_07-2024_thriving-on-our-changing-planet-a-midterm-assessment-of-nasa-implementation-of-the-decadal-survey-a-report-release-webinar
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Other than vote, donate, and knock on dangerous doors, WTF can we, as regular citizens do to counter the damage to democracy and freedom in the U.S.?
We're supposed to be capable. I do not feel capable of doing a damn thing now!
#Politics
The US government has given Moderna $176m (£139m) to develop a messenger-ribonucleic-acid-based (mRNA) pandemic influenza vaccine that would work against bird flu. #birdflu #avianflu #health #vaccine https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51ywpxp43lo
@Al515151 I need to add that it should be than instead of then. You are welcome.
@GeezerWench Center for Disease Control report has more detail: https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2023/11/01/7479/ and https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr033.pdf
#Innewsoftheabsurd California lawmakers reject proposal to curb well-drilling where nearby wells could run dry. #water #groundwater #wells #California https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-06-22/california-legislature-groundwater-well-drilling-bill
#Innewsoftheabsurd #Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths. Babies born with congenital anomalies also increased in Texas, by nearly 23%, and it does not include family trauma and medical bills. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-abortion-ban-linked-rise-infant-newborn-deaths-rcna158375
New Delhi's poor desperate for a drink as a monster heatwave and 'tanker mafia' combine. Yes, #water has become a #commodity that only those with enough money will be able to buy. #India https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-28/new-delhi-water-mafia-capitalising-india-extreme-heatwave/104014590
Trinity Valley Authority is issuing a warning with regards to Lake Livingston Dam (spillway). Due to recent heavy rainfall and flooding near dam's drainage area: a declaration of "potential failure watch" has been issued. #texas #Houston #flooding #dam #infrastructure
WWBugs
Water, Wastewater, microbiology, chemistry, Twain sarcasm, and common sense CoSo #4980
Joined Nov 2017