(2024-08-03). Correspondence] Hajj 2024 heatwave: addressing health risks and safety. thelancet.com Globally, heatstroke remains a substantial public health concern, particularly as climate change drives temperatures higher.1 WHO reported that heatwaves caused over 166‚Äà000 deaths between 1998 and 2017.2 In the USA alone, an average of 702 heat-related deaths occur each year, especially among the elderly, children, and those with pre-existing health conditions.3 These statistics highlight the urgent need for global strategies to mitigate the effects of extreme heat, including public awareness campaigns, infrastructure improvements, and robust health interventions.
(2024-08-03). 1 in 11 People Went Hungry in 2023. The Climate Crisis Is Partially to Blame. truthout.org One in 11 people worldwide went hungry last year, while one in three struggled to afford a healthy diet. These numbers underscore the fact that governments not only have little shot at achieving a goal, set in 2015, of eradicating hunger, but progress toward expanding food access is backsliding. The data, included in a United Nations report released Wednesday… |
(2024-08-03). Energy Transfer Dumps Load of Documents in Case Against Greenpeace and Water Protectors. indybay.org STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — A new development has delayed the trial in the lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer against Greenpeace and Standing Rock water protectors. A "massive document dump" by Energy Transfer resulted in the delay, after the owner of Dakota Access Pipeline began issuing third party subpoenas to water protectors and the media, Greenpeace told Censored News.
(2024-08-03). Energy Transfer Dumps Load of Documents in Case Against Greenpeace and Water Protectors. indybay.org STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — A new development has delayed the trial in the lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer against Greenpeace and Standing Rock water protectors. A "massive document dump" by Energy Transfer resulted in the delay, after the owner of Dakota Access Pipeline began issuing third party subpoenas to water protectors and the media, Greenpeace told Censored News.
(2024-08-03). Organise action committees to fight privatisation of Telecom, Insurance and Electricity corporations! wsws.org We cannot defend our jobs, wages and working conditions and improve them under these unions. We have no time to waste in organising a united struggle against the government's IMF austerity.
(2024-08-03). Exposing the Financial Web: Clinton-Run Organizations Funding Climate Activists. wattsupwiththat.com American voters who have bought tote bags decorated with pictures of Mrs Clinton or sweatshirts promoting abortion rights have inadvertently funded disruption in the UK.
(2024-08-03). Countering the climate exaggerators squatting in the house of weather. wattsupwiththat.com In any case, our actual forecast is looking darn good.
(2024-08-03). Innovations in Science: Fighting Dengue, Unveiling Mummy Mysteries, and Moon Discoveries. devdiscourse.com A Spanish laboratory is actively stemming the tide of dengue fever by breeding and sterilising thousands of tiger mosquitoes, as climate change accelerates their spread across Europe. Utilizing an electron accelerator, the Biological Pest Control Centre in Valencia sterilises approximately 45,000 male mosquitoes weekly to reduce the mosquito population by preventing females from transmitting diseases.