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I really feel for early career scientists. This should be a time when they are freely exploring cutting edge ideas. Not bogged down by political chaos.

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Honestly, every single politician makes me sick to my stomach right now. We're in the worst flu season in 15 years, with measles and tuberculosis outbreaks growing, and these people can't even bring themselves to talk about masks or air purifiers. How are they going to save anyone? They aren't.

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And, for the record, global sea-ice extent, already at an all-time low for the date, is going the wrong way.

submitted 4 days ago • 24 comments

Started a new column focused on what practical things we're all doing each week to prepare for disasters and emergencies. www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/how-did-yo...

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Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 650,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,240,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,770,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,200,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 With thanks @ntfabiano.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The atmosphere on a hotter planet can hold more water. Each 1°C increase in surface temperature increases the capacity to hold water vapor by about 7%. 1.5°C anomaly ≈ 11% more water vapor. This graph shows the 12-month running average for the "total column precipitable water." You can see it!

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News release: Government of Canada purchases avian influenza vaccine to protect individuals most at risk Public Health Agency of Canada February 19, 2025 www.canada.ca/en/public-he... #AvianFlu #H5N1 #vaccines #Canada

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Don’t be in this group this time: it’s important to vote!

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Who’s really running the White House — President Trump, or unelected billionaire Elon Musk? - 'It’s time to say enough and FIRE Elon Musk from any role within our government.' www.commoncause.org/work/fire-el...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

It’s 2025, but it feels like 2020 all over again. Rising cases. Silent spread. Weak surveillance. A dangerously slow response. We've seen this before hesitation, denial, and then chaos. The clock is ticking. Will we act in time?

submitted 8 days ago • 35 comments

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

submitted 8 days ago • 845 comments

URGENT CDC influenza and bird flu data missing as outbreaks escalate

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The myth of the United States is over. The country is imploding. Nonetheless, as a rogue state they are a serious threat to the rest of the world. It is time for new defence alliances, new trade partnerships, and new international institutions without them.

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Trump disrupting US bird flu response as outbreak worsens www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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We're lucky to still have a network where smart people share useful information. Flu cases are way up. It's severe. The flu is not a cold. It can kill you.

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CDC releases data about H5N1 which indicates cases are going undetected. This report coming out the day RFK Jr is confirmed to lead HHS feels ominous. We desperately need oversight & public health comms on this threat as well as Influenza A which hospitals are reporting is worse seen in years:

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A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the CDC randomly tested 150 veterinarians for H5N1, or bird flu, antibodies, which would indicate if they had a recent infection. www.yahoo.com/news/america...

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Your 'moment of doom' for Feb. 13, 2025 ~ This will end badly. "The researchers, on board the ship Sarmiento de Gamboa, have observed columns of methane in the ocean up to 700 meters long and 70 meters wide" english.elpais.com/climate/2025...

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The extent of sea ice globally is now at an absolute record low level for the entire satellite-era. [Graphics: zacklabe.com/global-sea-i.... Note: the poles are affected by very different Earth system processes/seasonality. I am using 5-day running mean data.]

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Hello, please pay attention: A Nevada dairy worker has contracted the deadly D1.1 strain of bird flu, seen in a British Columbia teen who recovered and a Louisiana victim who died. This mutated strain spreads rapidly among mammals, including cattle, and is moving faster than others.

submitted 15 days ago • 16 comments

We're heading into a pandemic within a pandemic, and that's not the only threat. N95 masks will save your life. Wear them. www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/were-headi...

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Remember that a mask does more than protect against covid. A well fitted respirator will also keep you safe from flu, measles, TB and other airborne viruses. It will keep those around you safe if you’re sick. It’s an easy way to demonstrate community care and solidarity.

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I'm receiving reports from Indiana something is seriously wrong. Hospitals are filling up with flu A patients on ventilators. The ICU is overflowing, forcing critically ill patients into the Progressive Care Unit (PCU).

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NEVADA DAIRY WORKER WITH BIRD FLU HAS... PB2 D701N per @cbarbermd at X attributed to @CDCgov #H5N1 PB2 D701N had been detected in cows from the first four tested herds in Churchill Co NV Additional conf Dairy workers linked to these 4 farms and 2 new farms also expected to be D701N pos

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Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege The New York Times February 10, 2025 By Robert E. Rubin, Lawrence H. Summers, Timothy F. Geithner, Jacob J. Lew, Janet L. Yellen 🎁 gift link stillcoviding.ca/en/news/five... #democracy #USPoli

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"Wash your hands" does nothing for an airborne pathogen this piece even identifies as such. Media misinformation and public health incompetence is literally killing us. Rampant COVID is a contributing element to TB reactivation and susceptibility. Come onnn www.vice.com/en/article/t...

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For the week ending 2/1/25, 8% of all hospital emergency department visits were due to the #flu, which is more than double the 3% posted at the same time a year ago. "Seasonal flu activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country." www.upi.com/Health_News/...

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Canada's flu season is rapidly escalating, with over 1 in 5 tests returning positive. In the past week alone, 8,586 cases have been detected. Notably, 94.2% of these cases are attributed to Influenza A, a strain with pandemic potential. Is anyone paying attention?

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said she and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are introducing a bill to shield taxpayers from the financial repercussions of Elon Musk’s intrusion into the federal government: the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act. www.alternet.org/creating-cha...

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🇺🇸US COVID update: Feb 10, 2025 🔸1 in 67 people currently infected 🔸716,000 new daily infections 🔸5,012,000 new weekly infections 🔸251,000 to 1,002,000 weekly Long COVID cases "There is more transmission today than during 61.0% of the pandemic" Source: pmc19.com/data/PMC_COV...

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As U.S. bird flu spreads, hospitals will screen more people. Will Canada? globalnews.ca/news/1100895... 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

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H5N1 Bird Flu is a About to Go Global. The D1.1 strain in Nevada, with the PB2 D701N mutation, is spreading faster in dairy herds than the B3.13 strain. Migrating birds will carry it worldwide, raising the risk of mammalian outbreaks. This is no longer just a U.S. issue it’s a global threat.

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Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today. "If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo." theconversation.com/record-janua...

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dairy farm worker in Nevada has screened positive for H5N1 first human infection identified in the state Above suggests the first human presumptive H5N1 case has been identified It is HIGHLY likely that this involves the #H5N1 D1.1 Variant w/ PB2 D701N www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/h...

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Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 790,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,040,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,430,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

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Just a quick head's up on the global f&%kery that's unfolding. In the middle of a La Nina, the global surface temperature anomaly year-to-date (Jan. 1 - Feb. 6) for 2025 is currently at 1.74°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial average. That's 1.74°C.

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All of this has made the CDC less effective at monitoring for disease risks and conveying potential dangers, and would be exacerbated by a reduction in critical staff. "Americans are already at increased risk compared to just a few weeks ago." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

N95 masks last for at least five years, and some evidence shows they last well past their official shelf life date. Get them now. Get them for yourself and get them for friends. I honestly don't know what this admin will try next.

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Worked hard on this, and I hope it will be a useful resource for many. A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms: www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...

submitted 19 days ago • 64 comments

Breaking News! Code TGIF!!! That's right, NOAA just output its monthly data for CO2 and other GHGs, so for now, we still have access to this information. And this one is crazy. A one-year gain of 3.85ppm.

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The temperature spike continues in the high #Arctic... 🧪⚒️❄️🥼 Graphs at zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...

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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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Temperatures remain well above average across the #Arctic, though these anomalies will begin to wane over the next few days. This is also coinciding with record low sea ice conditions for this time of year. Sea ice data from: nsidc.org/data/seaice_.... Map from climatereanalyzer.org

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The H5N1 risk continues to increase. New spillovers, more infections. The agencies running response are being dismantled & it seems like maybe some info about bird flu is in order. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social asked me to write an explainer piece for @zeteo.com, so I did. zeteo.com/p/how-to-pre...

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How was the election stolen? Data scientists have new analysis that just posted Saturday. They believe tabulation machines were tampered with using an algorithm to redistribute the votes when they were counted. Let’s break it down. (Search to find the whole video) 🧵

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