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U.S. COVID Infection Rates Shown in Updated CDC Map

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-12-16 16:39

COVID: Updated CDC map reveals infection rates across US The latest data reveals that COVID-19 rates are rising in the U.S. compared to the previous week. Newsweek

The percentage of emergency department visits that were diagnosed as COVID has remained largely unchanged in recent weeks, at 0.6 percent—with the highest rates located in the Southwest: New Mexico at 1.8 percent and Arizona at 1.5 percent.

Deaths from COVID are highest in North Carolina, with 1.4 percent of deaths attributed to the virus.

California, Michigan, New York and Florida also have higher than average rates of COVID-related deaths, ranging from 1.2 percent in California to 0.6 percent in Florida.

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community behavioral health clinics reflect bipartisan support for investment in improving mental health --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 11:55

Certified community behavioral health clinics reflect bipartisan support for investment in improving mental health A decade after the establishment of the certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) model, more than 60% of the US population has access to such facilities and the mental health and substance-use ... New York University Medical Xpress

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Comparitive cost effectiveness of forest regeneration methods for climate mitigation

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-07-25 11:27

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation | Nature Climate Change

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation Nature Climate Change - It is important to understand the cost-effectiveness of natural regeneration and plantations, which are common reforestation methods for mitigation. The authors estimate and... Nature

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How climate change is heating up weather around the world

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-07-11 09:12

Extreme heat waves broiling the US in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world Global temperatures have averaged at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than preindustrial times for over a year. Two scientists explain what that means and what humanity can do. The Conversation

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Because bird flu is infecting dairy cattle, U.S. FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-06-07 08:44

With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk | CNN As the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk.In an open letter posted to the agency’s website on Friday, it urged states to warn the public more strongly about the dangers of raw milk and to test herds that produce it for sale. Brenda Goodman CNN <

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Texas Coastal Areas Will Partially Become Underwater From Sea Level Rise--projects map

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-04-08 11:40

Texas Map Shows Where State Will Become Underwater From Sea Level Rise

Coastal areas along Texas's stretch of the Gulf of Mexico could be vulnerable to being consumed by water as sea levels rise due to the effects of climate change, modeling suggests.

By the year 2100, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates there will be between 43 and 84 centimeters (1.4-2.8 feet) of sea level rise, but that an increase of 2 meters (6.6 feet) "cannot be ruled out."

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U.S. East Coast cities from NYC to DC and south are sinking--new studies

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-01-03 10:40

Study: From NYC to DC and beyond, cities on the East Coast are sinking Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from ... Lon Wagner Phys.org

Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year—a decline at the ocean's edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Sixteen US States Reported Increased COVID Hospitalizations Before Christmas--CDC map

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-01-02 09:52

COVID map shows US states with increased hospitalizations before Christmas States in the east and southeast saw the greatest week-on-week rises in hospital admissions in the seven days to December 23. Newsweek

Sixteen U.S. states had a substantial increase in coronavirus hospitalizations in the week leading up to Christmas compared with the previous seven days, maps from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show.

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