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Heat waves are getting longer and more brutal. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore | CNN The combination of a hurricane, heat wave and a multi-day blackout is a nightmare scenario, but it’s one that is set to become more common as humans continue to warm the planet. Laura Paddison CNN

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Why air conditioning can’t always save people against extreme heat waves: electric power problems

Mon, 2024-07-08 13:45 — mike kraft

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The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves. - KFF Health News A Supreme Court ruling restricting federal power will likely have seismic ramifications for health policy. A flood of litigation — with plaintiffs like small businesses, drugmakers, and hospitals challenging regulations they say are too expensive or burdensome and not authorized by law — could leave the country with a patchwork of disparate health regulations. khnerich KFF Health News

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Analysis: The Supreme Court Decision That Limited Federal Regulations Power Will Affect U.S. Health Care

Fri, 2024-07-05 14:59 — mike kraft

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Analysis: Four key U.S. Supreme Court rulings will make it made it harder to counter climate change and pollution

Wed, 2024-07-03 16:45 — mike kraft

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Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen leading disease experts. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

Scientists concerned about bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' because of surveillance gaps

Mon, 2024-07-01 13:46 — mike kraft

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Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it The June heat wave triggered warnings of a flash drought and caused a surge in ER visits. Many other countries have been facing extreme heat at the same time. Yahoo News

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Opinion: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it

Wed, 2024-06-26 13:56 — mike kraft

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WHO, scientists call for urgent action on mpox strain The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Mpox: WHO, scientists, call for urgent action to counter dangerous strain in Africa

Tue, 2024-06-25 14:48 — mike kraft

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‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps - KFF Health News Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. Laboratories that are the foundation of diagnostic testing have yet to get approval to detect the bird flu virus. They say their path forward has been slowed by miscommunication and uncertainty from the CDC and FDA. khnoonat KFF Health News

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CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps

Thu, 2024-06-20 21:58 — mike kraft

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Millions sweltering under extreme heat worldwide as summer arrives Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years. Gloria Dickie Reuters

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Deadly heat waves fueled by climate change hit four continents

Thu, 2024-06-20 14:51 — mike kraft

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Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

Thu, 2024-06-20 14:20 — mike kraft

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