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More than 3/4 of the earth's lands are drying out because of climate change-- study

Mon, 2024-12-09 23:13 — mike kraft

Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP News

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Climate summit proposal agreement calls on rich countries to pay $250B a year

Fri, 2024-11-22 16:38 — mike kraft

Climate proposal would see rich countries pay $250B a year The draft agreement comes with many uncertainties about which nations will provide how much financing to poorer countries, especially with a new Trump era looming in the U.S. Politico

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STUDY: Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic

Sun, 2021-01-24 22:51 — mike kraft

Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic New estimates suggest the vaccine rollout is no match for the severity of the U.S. outbreak, and stricter social distancing measures are needed to reduce infections. nytimes

The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has raged almost uncontrollably for so long that even if millions of people are vaccinated, millions more will still be infected and become ill unless people continue to wear masks and maintain social distancing measures until midsummer or later, according to a new model by scientists at Columbia University.

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