Europe

Due to its rapid growth and potential to add to the respiratory virus burden in Northern Hemisphere countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) today designated JN.1, part of the BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, as its own variant of interest.

Over the past month, the proportion of JN.1 viruses has rapidly increased, rising from 3.3% in early November to 27.1% by early December. Countries reporting the highest proportions include France, the United States, Singapore, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Country / Region Tags:

Asia

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about JN.1 designated by WHO as separate COVID-19 variant of interest
Log in or register to post comments

COVID-19 may raise risk of developing atrial fibrillation--Swedish study

Tue, 2023-12-19 10:48 — mike kraft

COVID-19 may raise risk of developing atrial fibrillation - UPI.com Add another post-COVID hazard to the list: Research suggests having the illness could raise risks for dangerous irregular heart beats. UPI

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about COVID-19 may raise risk of developing atrial fibrillation--Swedish study
Log in or register to post comments

EU countries destroy 4B Euros worth of COVID vaccines --investigation

Mon, 2023-12-18 13:49 — mike kraft

EU countries destroy €4B worth of COVID vaccines – POLITICO

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about EU countries destroy 4B Euros worth of COVID vaccines --investigation
Log in or register to post comments

EU warns countries are not on track to meet 2030 climate goal

Mon, 2023-12-18 13:12 — mike kraft

EU warns countries are off track for 2030 climate goal European Union countries are falling behind on their core climate change target and without stronger emissions-cutting policies risk missing the goal, the European Commission said on Monday. Kate Abnett Reuters

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about EU warns countries are not on track to meet 2030 climate goal
Log in or register to post comments

Vaccinated People Are 4 Times Less Likely to Get Long COVID --study

Fri, 2023-11-24 18:47 — mike kraft

Vaccinated People Are 4 Times Less Likely to Get Long COVID | TIME

Vaccines Slash Long COVID Risk According to a new study. TIME

People vaccinated before their first case of COVID-19 are diagnosed with Long COVID almost four times less than unvaccinated people, suggests a large new study published Nov. 22 in the BMJ.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about Vaccinated People Are 4 Times Less Likely to Get Long COVID --study
Log in or register to post comments

EU to use satellites to track climate threats to forests

Wed, 2023-11-22 10:12 — mike kraft

EU to use satellites to track climate threats to forests The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a forest monitoring system that will use satellites to track threats such as climate change-fuelled wildfires and illegal logging. Climate change is taking a mounting toll on Europe's forests, as extreme heat and drought increase the risk of deadly wildfires. Nearly 900,000 hectares of EU land was burned in forest fires last year, an area roughly the size of Corsica, EU data show. Yahoo News

Country / Region Tags:

Europe

General Topic Tags:

Climate

Disaster Risk Reduction

Environment

Technology

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Other

Read more about EU to use satellites to track climate threats to forests
Log in or register to post comments

Opinion: There is progress on climate change--Bill Gates

Mon, 2023-11-20 12:19 — mike kraft

Bill Gates Climate Change article

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about Opinion: There is progress on climate change--Bill Gates
Log in or register to post comments

Portugal used 100% renewable energy sources to run the country for a week

Mon, 2023-11-20 11:58 — mike kraft

Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels. Canary Media

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Portugal used 100% renewable energy sources to run the country for a week
Log in or register to post comments

Earth estimated to have briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday

Mon, 2023-11-20 11:01 — mike kraft

Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday The 2-degree threshold for a single day is symbolic, but indicative of how swiftly the climate is warming. Andrew Freedman Axios

...

The indication that Friday was the first day on record to have a global average surface temperature above 2°C when compared with preindustrial levels, emerged first from a dataset maintained by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: