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COVID Map Update: 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity in some western states--CDC

Wed, 2024-11-20 10:28 — mike kraft
COVID Map Update: CDC Reveals States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity There were "very high" levels of COVID-19 in New Mexico's wastewater between November 3 and November 9, and "high" levels in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Jess Thomson Newsweek

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"Moderate" levels were detected across Idaho, Nebraska, Maine, Nevada, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri.

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High levels of COVID found in several states' waste water

Wed, 2024-11-13 10:32 — mike kraft
COVID Map Update Reveals Shift in 'Very High' Water Virus Levels "Very high" levels of the virus were detected by the CDC in New Mexico, with "high" levels in Oregon, Arkansas, and Maine. Jess Thomson Newsweek

"Very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—have been detected in wastewater samples in the U.S.

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Climate change is making the extreme downpours and flooding in Spain worse and more likely--study

Tue, 2024-11-05 10:35 — mike kraft
Climate change is making extreme downpours in Spain heavier and more likely, scientists say Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role AP News

 

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RFK Jr. says a Trump administration would remove fluoride from water--here's what the science says

Mon, 2024-11-04 11:10 — mike kraft
RFK Jr. says fluoride is ‘an industrial waste’ linked to cancer, diseases and disorders. Here’s what the science says | CNN Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by saying Donald Trump’s administration would advise that fluoride be removed from the country’s water supplies if the former president wins Tuesday’s presidential election. Nadia Kounang, Carma Hassan, Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Here’s what health experts are weighing as the public health practice of adding fluoride to America’s water supply comes under increased scrutiny.

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U.S. COVID indicators continue to decline except in the West and Midwest

Mon, 2024-10-28 10:34 — mike kraft
US COVID markers continue to decline Though the KP.3.1.1 variant is still dominant, levels of the newer XEC variant continue to rise. CIDRAP

After a long summer wave that peaked in August, COVID-19 activity continues to decline in most areas, with more downward trends seen in wastewater detections, test positivity, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest respiratory virus updates (Friday)...

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US States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity shown in new map --CDC

Mon, 2024-10-21 09:44 — mike kraft
COVID map update: US states with "high" wastewater viral activity revealed "High" levels still persist in eight states, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Newsweek

Coronavirus levels in wastewater remain "high" in certain states, despite low levels of the virus nationwide. Newsweek has revealed this variability in a map based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Climate change analysis: Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis -report estimates

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:32 — mike kraft

The world has a worsening water crisis and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.

That’s the worrying message from a report released Wednesday by a major international study.

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CDC tests wastewater for Covid — state-by state results

Mon, 2024-09-30 12:18 — mike kraft
How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid-19 — and what the data says about your state | CNN The agency now tests sewage to keep tabs on the virus. See how the process works and how viral activity in your state compares to the national trends. Matt Stiles, Way Mullery CNN
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Opinion: Sequencing wastewater material may help counter the H5N1 bird flu outbreak

Fri, 2024-09-27 10:51 — mike kraft
Sequencing wastewater material may be the key to getting a grip on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak Opinion: It’s time to take a new approach to monitoring the H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. Torie Bosch STAT

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U.S. COVID activity continues to decline in some regions

Mon, 2024-09-23 09:50 — mike kraft
US COVID markers show more declines Wastewater levels are still high, but like other markers are showing a downward trend. CIDRAP

US COVID activity continued to decline in many areas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest updates. ...

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