Saturday, December 25, 2021

alien contact

 A British priest has been helping NASA prepare for alien contact 

The NASA-sponsored scheme was held at the Centre for Theological Inquiry at Princeton University in New Jersey to tackle questions about how life from another planet may impact thinking about gods and creation.



Rev Dr. Davison believes the prospect of finding a life that's out of this world is becoming more and more likely.


In Davison's book, Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine, he asks questions about whether God could have created life elsewhere in the universe. Or, could he have sent a savior to die for the sins of alien species?

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Along the Monster Tornado’s 230-Mile













As U.S. Nears 800,000 Virus Deaths, 1 of Every 100 Older Americans Has Perished

 

Seventy-five percent of people who have died of the virus in the United States — or about 600,000 of the nearly 800,000 who have perished so far — have been 65 or older. One in 100 older Americans has died from the virus. For people younger than 65, that ratio is closer to 1 in 1,400.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Monday, November 15, 2021

3 snow leopards with COVID-19 die at Lincoln Children’s Zoo

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three snow leopards have died at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska of complications from COVID-19.
The zoo made the announcement in a Facebook post-Friday, describing the deaths of the three leopards — named Ranney, Everest, and Makalu— as “truly heartbreaking.”
The zoo began treating the leopards and two Sumatran tigers for the virus last month. The zoo said the tigers, Axl and Kumar, have made a recovery.
The zoo said it remains open to the public and continues to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to humans and animals.
Zoos across the country, including at the St. Louis Zoo and the Denver Zoo, have battled COVID-19 outbreaks among their animals.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo announced Wednesday that five big cats at the zoo are being treated for COVID-19.
Two Sumatran tigers and three snow leopards were tested after they began showing signs of the virus during the weekend, spokeswoman Sarah Wood said in a release.
Wood said zoo officials don’t believe the public was at risk because of the distance between the animals and zoo visitors.
The cats are the first animals at the zoo to test positive for the virus, she said. They are expected to recover after being treated with steroids and antibiotics to prevent secondary infection.
The zoo is also following treatment plans that were successful at other zoos, The Lincoln Journal Star reported.




Friday, November 12, 2021

CHINA ECONOMY China slams U.S. democracy as a ‘game of the rich,’ at an event promoting Xi’s growing power

 When in the future will China turn Democratic and free all of its people?

A top Chinese official gave a rare criticism of the U.S. and Western democracy during a politically significant press conference Friday.

The night before, Chinese President Xi Jinping joined the ranks of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping in becoming the country’s third leader to oversee the adoption of a “historical resolution.”

While criticizing Western political systems, Chinese officials on Friday promoted their country’s own agenda and emphasized new development models under Xi.

Thursday, November 11, 2021

North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges


Factories and other industrial users ordered 29,000 robots, 37% more than during the same period last year, valued at $1.48 billion

Let's guess the future.


Cars without wheels.

All food delivery by drones.

Construction underground.

Buildings by a suspension.





Monday, November 1, 2021

Over the last four decades, HIV/AIDS has killed at least 700,000 Americans. COVID-19 has killed more in two years.


Over the last four decades, HIV/AIDS has killed at least 700,000 Americans. COVID-19 has killed more in two years.

Morgan Keith

Sat, October 30, 2021, 7:30 PM·3 min read

A visitor sits on a bench to look at artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg In America: Remember," a temporary art installation made up of white flags to commemorate Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.

A visitor sits on a bench to look at artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's "In America: Remember," a temporary art installation made up of white flags to commemorate Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

In the US, more than 700,000 people have died from HIV-related illnesses since 1981.

Antiretroviral therapies have significantly reduced HIV-related infections and deaths.

Both COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS have disproportionately impacted minority communities.

COVID-19 has killed approximately 750,000 Americans over the last two years, officially surpassing the number of lives lost to HIV/AIDS over the last four decades to become the country's deadliest pandemic.

Recent data from the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation found more than 700,000 people have died from HIV-related illness since its emergence in the US in 1981. Highly effective antiretroviral therapies were developed during the 1990s, turning HIV/AIDS from the leading cause of death in young adults into a "chronic manageable condition," according to peer-reviewed scientific journal "AIDS."

Today, antiretroviral therapies like Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) are widely accepted due to their substantial reduction of HIV-related infections and deaths.

"The rapid and progressive development of antiretroviral therapy has not only proven to be life-saving for many millions but has been instrumental in unveiling the inequities in access to health between rich and poor countries of the world," researchers wrote for the AIDS scientific journal.

Despite their differing rates of transmission and mortality, the negative outcomes of both COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS have been disproportionately borne by minority communities.

Black and Latinx individuals still account for large percentages of new HIV infections while representing small portions of the total population. Gay men, bisexual men, and transgender individuals of all races and ethnicities remain severely and disproportionately affected by the epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Similarly, CDC data shows that Black, Latinx, Asian, and Native Americans are at higher risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death.

Projections for COVID-19-related deaths, however, are far more grim than those for HIV/AIDS.

The number of annual HIV infections has steadily declined over the last several years, with a reduction by more than two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s, according to HIV.gov. A 2019 CDC report found that approximately one million Americans over the age of 13 have HIV, and more than half are virally suppressed or undetectable.

This means that, with daily medication, individuals living with HIV can stay healthy and have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting the virus to partners, ultimately reducing the number of deaths.

In 2019, there were a total of 15,815 deaths among adults and adolescents with diagnosed HIV in the United States, according to HIV.gov.

By contrast, tens of thousands of new COVID-19 infections are still being recorded every day in the US. Daily average deaths remain over 1,000 as of October 29, according to New York Times data.


Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Covid Total World Cases 244,445,680


Total Cases 244,445,680

World Total Deaths

4,962,875

Total Vaccine Doses Administered

6,852,950,345

Cases | Deaths




US

28-Day: 2,430,281 | 45,908

Totals: 45,608,962 | 738,877




28-Day: 2,430,281 | 45,908
Totals: 45,609,021 | 738,877
United Kingdom
28-Day: 1,113,163 | 3,421
Totals: 8,894,843 | 140,253
Russia
28-Day: 815,103 | 26,491
Totals: 8,185,400 | 228,581
Turkey
28-Day: 812,780 | 5,972
Totals: 7,909,081 | 69,559
India
28-Day: 504,621 | 7,695
Totals: 34,202,202 | 455,068
Ukraine
28-Day: 409,956 | 8,981
Totals: 2,933,778 | 69,130
Romania
28-Day: 371,354 | 8,530
Totals: 1,587,880 | 45,503
Brazil
28-Day: 369,165 | 11,151
Totals: 21,748,984 | 606,246
Iran
28-Day: 320,370 | 5,714
Totals: 5,877,456 | 125,519
Thailand
28-Day: 287,231 | 2,430
Totals: 1,866,863 | 18,865
Germany
28-Day: 276,339 | 1,639
Totals: 4,516,839 | 95,365
Philippines
28-Day: 270,449 | 4,537
Totals: 2,765,672 | 42,077
Malaysia
28-Day: 227,304 | 2,797
Totals: 2,442,224 | 28,576
Serbia
28-Day: 186,315 | 1,474
Totals: 1,111,957 | 9,634
Mexico
28-Day: 148,641 | 10,820
Totals: 3,784,448 | 286,496
France
28-Day: 141,221 | 1,171
Totals: 7,235,100 | 118,490
Vietnam
28-Day: 126,528 | 2,980
Totals: 896,174 | 21,802
Netherlands
28-Day: 91,576 | 192
Totals: 2,133,367 | 18,778
Belgium
28-Day: 89,844 | 321
Totals: 1,333,947 | 25,914
Canada
28-Day: 88,630 | 1,087
Totals: 1,710,506 | 28,872
Georgia
28-Day: 87,027 | 944
Totals: 698,944 | 9,831
Singapore
28-Day: 86,279 | 249
Totals: 179,095 | 339
Cuba
28-Day: 86,161 | 912
Totals: 947,935 | 8,201
Italy
28-Day: 81,633 | 1,114
Totals: 4,747,773 | 131,904
Bulgaria
28-Day: 79,909 | 2,678
Totals: 582,122 | 23,440
Poland
28-Day: 72,225 | 875
Totals: 2,982,143 | 76,540
Greece
28-Day: 72,204 | 955
Totals: 724,571 | 15,707
Austria
28-Day: 64,254 | 285
Totals: 804,825 | 11,279
Lithuania
28-Day: 63,377 | 731
Totals: 392,425 | 5,693
Australia
28-Day: 61,105 | 397
Totals: 163,866 | 1,669
Belarus
28-Day: 56,082 | 428
Totals: 590,226 | 4,546
Kazakhstan
28-Day: 53,893 | 1,092
Totals: 1,011,656 | 16,991
Israel
28-Day: 53,810 | 378
Totals: 1,324,897 | 8,063
Mongolia
28-Day: 52,916 | 435
Totals: 351,835 | 1,677
West Bank and Gaza
28-Day: 52,513 | 590
Totals: 451,897 | 4,644
Iraq
28-Day: 51,597 | 851
Totals: 2,049,240 | 23,024
Spain
28-Day: 50,577 | 888
Totals: 5,004,143 | 87,238
Slovakia
28-Day: 48,822 | 321
Totals: 460,281 | 12,935
Korea, South
28-Day: 48,513 | 324
Totals: 356,305 | 2,797
Latvia
28-Day: 48,384 | 360
Totals: 205,577 | 3,076
Ireland
28-Day: 46,001 | 160
Totals: 433,902 | 5,369
Croatia
28-Day: 45,897 | 454
Totals: 449,365 | 9,090
Guatemala
28-Day: 44,734 | 1,354
Totals: 596,417 | 14,797
Czechia
28-Day: 41,667 | 171
Totals: 1,735,552 | 30,648
Colombia
28-Day: 39,896 | 921
Totals: 4,994,014 | 127,133
Moldova
28-Day: 39,251 | 822
Totals: 330,799 | 7,576
Venezuela
28-Day: 37,959 | 410
Totals: 401,259 | 4,822
Armenia
28-Day: 37,545 | 791
Totals: 298,069 | 6,112
Azerbaijan
28-Day: 36,401 | 439
Totals: 520,068 | 6,939
Burma
28-Day: 35,538 | 977
Totals: 495,898 | 18,582
Jordan
28-Day: 32,214 | 268
Totals: 854,758 | 10,976
Costa Rica
28-Day: 31,166 | 706
Totals: 557,922 | 6,997
Chile
28-Day: 31,087 | 240
Totals: 1,684,608 | 37,691
Indonesia
28-Day: 31,076 | 1,650
Totals: 4,241,090 | 143,270
Slovenia
28-Day: 30,665 | 149
Totals: 322,914 | 4,704
Argentina
28-Day: 29,645 | 897
Totals: 5,283,000 | 115,866
Estonia
28-Day: 29,394 | 123
Totals: 184,509 | 1,477
Hungary
28-Day: 29,252 | 396
Totals: 852,214 | 30,611
Switzerland
28-Day: 29,225 | 133
Totals: 865,708 | 12,198
Pakistan
28-Day: 27,981 | 754
Totals: 1,270,322 | 28,405
Tanzania
28-Day: 24,748 | 675
Totals: 26,115 | 725
Egypt
28-Day: 23,181 | 1,109
Totals: 326,379 | 18,375
Peru
28-Day: 22,905 | 769
Totals: 2,197,052 | 200,118
South Africa
28-Day: 22,257 | 1,718
Totals: 2,920,109 | 88,987
Sri Lanka
28-Day: 22,053 | 909
Totals: 537,201 | 13,654
Denmark
28-Day: 21,124 | 53
Totals: 381,564 | 2,705
Japan
28-Day: 20,880 | 690
Totals: 1,718,165 | 18,229
Ethiopia
28-Day: 20,367 | 938
Totals: 363,240 | 6,393
Dominican Republic
28-Day: 19,219 | 69
Totals: 377,385 | 4,114
Portugal
28-Day: 18,276 | 183
Totals: 1,086,280 | 18,141
Nepal
28-Day: 17,362 | 258
Totals: 810,298 | 11,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina
28-Day: 17,112 | 889
Totals: 250,165 | 11,423
Sweden
28-Day: 16,589 | 172
Totals: 1,168,271 | 15,002
Libya
28-Day: 16,325 | 411
Totals: 354,866 | 5,033
Lebanon
28-Day: 15,614 | 163
Totals: 638,581 | 8,465
Bangladesh
28-Day: 15,418 | 389
Totals: 1,568,257 | 27,834
Finland
28-Day: 15,210 | 81
Totals: 155,547 | 1,149
Cameroon
28-Day: 14,875 | 232
Totals: 100,289 | 1,600
Morocco
28-Day: 14,679 | 422
Totals: 944,803 | 14,636
Norway
28-Day: 13,817 | 44
Totals: 202,554 | 895
Laos
28-Day: 13,807 | 37
Totals: 37,018 | 56
Albania
28-Day: 13,772 | 227
Totals: 182,610 | 2,888
Uzbekistan
28-Day: 11,435 | 81
Totals: 184,233 | 1,309
Montenegro
28-Day: 11,302 | 165
Totals: 141,834 | 2,075
Honduras
28-Day: 11,042 | 510
Totals: 374,783 | 10,210
Bolivia
28-Day: 10,717 | 194
Totals: 510,470 | 18,903
North Macedonia
28-Day: 9,902 | 455
Totals: 200,412 | 7,072
Syria
28-Day: 8,476 | 302
Totals: 42,076 | 2,526
Papua New Guinea
28-Day: 8,372 | 108
Totals: 28,209 | 335
Angola
28-Day: 8,347 | 188
Totals: 64,033 | 1,702
Cambodia
28-Day: 7,962 | 482
Totals: 118,000 | 2,751
El Salvador
28-Day: 7,942 | 378
Totals: 113,422 | 3,586
Botswana
28-Day: 7,935 | 35
Totals: 185,985 | 2,402
Suriname
28-Day: 7,858 | 203
Totals: 48,548 | 1,069
Barbados
28-Day: 7,824 | 71
Totals: 16,033 | 143
Lesotho
28-Day: 7,192 | 253
Totals: 21,598 | 657
Ecuador
28-Day: 7,004 | 206
Totals: 515,659 | 32,953
Nigeria
28-Day: 6,419 | 194
Totals: 211,330 | 2,884
Tunisia
28-Day: 6,347 | 361
Totals: 712,013 | 25,213
Belize
28-Day: 5,936 | 71
Totals: 26,152 | 482
Trinidad and Tobago
28-Day: 5,743 | 186
Totals: 56,013 | 1,655
Brunei
28-Day: 5,684 | 43
Totals: 12,595 | 82
Jamaica
28-Day: 5,401 | 342
Totals: 88,480 | 2,184
Gabon
28-Day: 5,383 | 47
Totals: 34,898 | 230
Panama
28-Day: 5,312 | 94
Totals: 471,884 | 7,314
United Arab Emirates
28-Day: 4,201 | 37
Totals: 739,471 | 2,134
Kenya
28-Day: 4,173 | 151
Totals: 252,839 | 5,263
Guyana
28-Day: 3,868 | 125
Totals: 35,170 | 899
Uruguay
28-Day: 3,747 | 20
Totals: 392,585 | 6,074
Cyprus
28-Day: 3,590 | 19
Totals: 123,546 | 571
Burundi
28-Day: 3,589 | 0
Totals: 19,954 | 38
Algeria
28-Day: 3,026 | 108
Totals: 205,990 | 5,899
Ghana
28-Day: 2,932 | 22
Totals: 130,008 | 1,174
Zimbabwe
28-Day: 2,769 | 66
Totals: 132,724 | 4,674
Luxembourg
28-Day: 2,673 | 7
Totals: 81,124 | 842
Congo (Brazzaville)
28-Day: 2,624 | 56
Totals: 16,868 | 249
Maldives
28-Day: 2,587 | 9
Totals: 87,186 | 242
Uganda
28-Day: 2,513 | 54
Totals: 125,788 | 3,200
Nicaragua
28-Day: 2,511 | 4
Totals: 16,422 | 207
Rwanda
28-Day: 2,449 | 62
Totals: 99,474 | 1,321
Kyrgyzstan
28-Day: 2,312 | 53
Totals: 180,741 | 2,658
Qatar
28-Day: 2,252 | 4
Totals: 238,742 | 609
Sudan
28-Day: 2,232 | 199
Totals: 40,433 | 3,099
Haiti
28-Day: 2,079 | 52
Totals: 23,619 | 662
Somalia
28-Day: 2,018 | 97
Totals: 21,998 | 1,208
Mauritius
28-Day: 1,752 | 74
Totals: 17,416 | 160
Bahrain
28-Day: 1,731 | 4
Totals: 276,635 | 1,393
Benin
28-Day: 1,720 | 7
Totals: 24,678 | 161
New Zealand
28-Day: 1,618 | 1
Totals: 5,900 | 28
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28-Day: 1,501 | 45
Totals: 4,860 | 63
Bahamas
28-Day: 1,484 | 119
Totals: 22,259 | 642
Namibia
28-Day: 1,476 | 56
Totals: 128,859 | 3,550
Iceland
28-Day: 1,420 | 0
Totals: 13,236 | 33
Equatorial Guinea
28-Day: 1,360 | 21
Totals: 13,236 | 163
Saudi Arabia
28-Day: 1,318 | 76
Totals: 548,368 | 8,782
Dominica
28-Day: 1,281 | 15
Totals: 4,659 | 30
Cote d'Ivoire
28-Day: 1,231 | 83
Totals: 61,221 | 691
Fiji
28-Day: 1,221 | 81
Totals: 52,028 | 673
Djibouti
28-Day: 1,205 | 19
Totals: 13,461 | 181
Saint Lucia
28-Day: 1,202 | 64
Totals: 12,465 | 250
Antigua and Barbuda
28-Day: 1,108 | 35
Totals: 4,031 | 99
Mauritania
28-Day: 1,100 | 20
Totals: 37,032 | 792
Kuwait
28-Day: 1,024 | 14
Totals: 412,578 | 2,461
Afghanistan
28-Day: 968 | 60
Totals: 156,071 | 7,262
Paraguay
28-Day: 926 | 43
Totals: 460,815 | 16,233
China
28-Day: 920 | 0
Totals: 109,306 | 4,849
Grenada
28-Day: 812 | 66
Totals: 5,818 | 196
Zambia
28-Day: 772 | 12
Totals: 209,648 | 3,660
Saint Kitts and Nevis
28-Day: 765 | 10
Totals: 2,637 | 21
Seychelles
28-Day: 761 | 9
Totals: 22,150 | 119
Togo
28-Day: 748 | 15
Totals: 26,011 | 242
Kosovo
28-Day: 745 | 36
Totals: 160,658 | 2,975
Madagascar
28-Day: 724 | 2
Totals: 43,626 | 963
Yemen
28-Day: 706 | 147
Totals: 9,711 | 1,858
Mali
28-Day: 701 | 12
Totals: 15,879 | 559
Mozambique
28-Day: 686 | 18
Totals: 151,243 | 1,929
Cabo Verde
28-Day: 676 | 13
Totals: 38,151 | 349
Burkina Faso
28-Day: 610 | 33
Totals: 14,793 | 214
Congo (Kinshasa)
28-Day: 591 | 7
Totals: 57,453 | 1,091
Eswatini
28-Day: 575 | 29
Totals: 46,390 | 1,242
Oman
28-Day: 510 | 15
Totals: 304,205 | 4,111
Malta
28-Day: 461 | 3
Totals: 37,580 | 460
Timor-Leste
28-Day: 376 | 8
Totals: 19,778 | 121
Sao Tome and Principe
28-Day: 348 | 7
Totals: 3,705 | 56
South Sudan
28-Day: 339 | 5
Totals: 12,299 | 133
Guinea
28-Day: 278 | 7
Totals: 30,645 | 385
Niger
28-Day: 270 | 7
Totals: 6,260 | 208
Malawi
28-Day: 248 | 18
Totals: 61,766 | 2,296
Andorra
28-Day: 236 | 0
Totals: 15,425 | 130
Taiwan*
28-Day: 178 | 5
Totals: 16,380 | 847
Senegal
28-Day: 149 | 23
Totals: 73,897 | 1,878
Central African Republic
28-Day: 147 | 0
Totals: 11,518 | 100
Eritrea
28-Day: 101 | 3
Totals: 6,798 | 45
Comoros
28-Day: 91 | 0
Totals: 4,233 | 147
Monaco
28-Day: 91 | 3
Totals: 3,399 | 36
San Marino
28-Day: 81 | 1
Totals: 5,521 | 92
Liechtenstein
28-Day: 75 | 2
Totals: 3,645 | 61
Chad
28-Day: 35 | 0
Totals: 5,069 | 174
Guinea-Bissau
28-Day: 32 | 6
Totals: 6,133 | 141
Gambia
28-Day: 26 | 4
Totals: 9,959 | 340
Bhutan
28-Day: 18 | 0
Totals: 2,617 | 3
Liberia
28-Day: 17 | 4
Totals: 5,812 | 287
Sierra Leone
28-Day: 4 | 0
Totals: 6,397 | 121
Palau
28-Day: 3 | 0
Totals: 8 | 0
Tajikistan
28-Day: 2 | 0
Totals: 17,486 | 125
Diamond Princess
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 712 | 13
Holy See
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 27 | 0
Kiribati
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 2 | 0
MS Zaandam
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 9 | 2
Marshall Islands
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 4 | 0
Micronesia
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 1 | 0
Samoa
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 3 | 0
Solomon Islands
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 20 | 0
Summer Olympics 2020
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 865 | 0
Vanuatu
28-Day: 0 | 0
Totals: 4 | 1


COVID-19 Dashboard

by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)


Thursday, October 14, 2021

COVID-19 was the No. 1 killer of Americans age 35 to 54 last month, and No. 2 overall


COVID-19 was the No. 1 leading cause of death in the U.S. in January, at the peak of last winter's brutal coronavirus surge, but then vaccines became widely available and it dropped to No. 7 by July, the Kaiser Family Foundation says in a new analysis of COVID-19 fatalities. Then the Delta variant hit and found ample unvaccinated Americans to kick COVID-19 back up to the No. 2 killer in August and September, the leading cause of death for Americans age 35 to 54, and even the sixth or seventh leading cause of death for children.

COVID19 documentary Wayne Dupree

 




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Srj8VYB4U


I wonder who funded the level 4 bio lab to the tune of $ 3.7 million.


They banned it from Facebook!!   It had almost 100 million views !!

It's a shame we had to go the 'feature' film route. So many facts to digest why smudge with music and rhetoric. LET THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Nevertheless, the most factually insightful documentary I've seen to date, a shame more people aren't watching it.

I tried to share this on Facebook and received a message saying it was fake news I was trying to spread and the contents were not factual and it was blocked by their fact-checkers. I was blown away by the message. It really pissed me off for I know they lied. This is an awesome education piece and I thank you.


A must watch video. Share this with everyone.

Will Donald Trump be cryogenically frozen?


When an 87-year-old Californian man was wheeled into an operating room just outside Phoenix last year, the pandemic was at its height and medical protocols were being upended across the country.



Friday, September 17, 2021

Reforest the planet, reforest the oceans too.


Replant trees, they can save the planet.

Reforestation of all the deserts. Namib Desert – Africa

Stretching for 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers), the Namib Desert happens to be one of the oldest on the planet – at least 55 million years. It is situated along the Atlantic coast of Africa in the countries of Namibia, Angola, and South Africa. Although a desert, the land is inhabited by an impressive array of flora and fauna, including ‘desert’ elephants that can go days without water.


Atacama Desert – South America

Situated west of the Andes along the Pacific coast in Peru and Chile, the Atacama Desert is known as the ‘driest place on Earth’. Parts of the desert have never seen a drop of rain since records have been kept. This fact might lead you to believe that this area is devoid of life, but that’s not true. More than a million people call this desert home. Due to its location along the coast, the Atacama is cooler than most deserts and is frequently covered with fog.

Sahara Desert – Africa

Covering most of Northern Africa – 3.6 million square miles – the Sahara Desert is the third-largest desert on the planet and the largest hot desert. While many people often think of the gorgeous sand dunes that are found in the Sahara, they only comprise a small portion. The landscape is primarily made of rocky hamada or barren land with rocky plateaus. You’ll also find small patches of grassland (albeit sparse), shrubs of the desert variety, mountains, and salt flats. The Sahara is also home to an impressive array of flora and fauna, including several species of foxes.


Gobi Desert – China/Mongolia

The Gobi Desert is a beast of a desert spread across parts of southern Mongolia and northwestern China. It is famous for its role in the Mongol Empire and important stops along the Silk Road. The Gobi is also known for its extreme temperatures from as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) in the summer and extremely low temperatures in the winter. The area is also rich in fossils, including dinosaur eggs, and animals like Bactrian camels, Siberian ibex, and Gobi brown bears.

Mojave Desert – Nevada/California

The Mojave Desert covers portions of southeastern California and southern Nevada, along with small sections of northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah. This desert is identifiable by the protected Joshua trees and is considered a ‘high desert.’ However, the incredible Death Valley, which is within the Mojave, is actually 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. The Mojave is also home to the stunning Valley of Fire State Park plus many towns and museums, making it a very popular tourist destination.




Saturday, September 11, 2021

Covid headlines from around the world.

 


Claim: Both vaccinated and unvaccinated people have over 99% chance of surviving COVID-19
Claimed by: Tomi Lahren
The Brink talks to two leading infectious disease experts about some of the leading myths causing people not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jun 24, 2021 — An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for ...
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Aug 6, 2021 — Overwhelming evidence shows vaccines save lives. But those against the shot are adamant in their beliefs. The biggest problem: Trust.
Claim: Death rate among COVID-19 vaccinated people is significantly higher compared to unvaccinated population
Claimed by: social media users
Jul 1, 2021 — Social media posts have claimed that those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are more six times more likely to die from being infected by ...
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Apr 27, 2021 — Contrary to claims made on a COVID-19 conspiracy theory blog, people who have received mRNA vaccines for the coronavirus do not pose a “threat ...
Jun 23, 2021 — Four-fifths of British adults have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, and more than half are fully vaccinated—but the variant has ...
Jul 16, 2021 — Reversing a months-long downward trend, deaths from COVID-19 have begun rising steadily this week. More than 99% of the recent fatalities ...
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Jul 22, 2021 — The US has split into “two Americas,” one of the unvaccinated and one of the vaccinated. The differences in deaths and hospitalizations ...
Sep 1, 2021 — Advice from healthcare experts has been consistent: get the COVID-19 vaccine yourself, then talk with unvaccinated friends and family about ...
Jul 2, 2021 — Almost half the U.K.'s recent Covid-19 deaths are of people who have been vaccinated. But doctors and scientists say the figures so far ...
Jun 29, 2021 — Investigators looked at federal data for deaths from COVID-19 in May 2021 and figured out how many were among unvaccinated Americans.
Measles is more than just a rash and fever. Learn about the highly contagious disease and how you can protect your child.
Aug 4, 2021 — This Vaccine Monitor report finds little change since June in the share of adults who either received a COVID-19 vaccine or say they will as ...
Jul 15, 2021 — Here's a simple thought experiment: imagine everyone is now fully vaccinated with COVID vaccines – which are excellent but can't save all lives.
Sep 1, 2021 — CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing ...
Jul 24, 2021 — Stephen Harmon, who opposed getting vaccinated, has died after a month-long struggle with the virus.
Aug 3, 2021 — There are two main groups within Texas' unvaccinated population: white conservatives in rural areas, and Hispanic and Black people in big ...
Aug 3, 2021 — The vaccine. I want to be crystal clear about what's happening in the country today: We have a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Now, I know ...
Aug 17, 2021 — With the arrival of the contagious Delta variant, Covid hospitalizations and deaths among vaccinated Americans also may have increased, ...
2 days ago — The coronavirus outbreak has spread across the world. Here's the latest news on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how to protect ...
Aug 10, 2021 — Our research into the 6128 cases the Washoe Health District traced is that 95 percent (5790) of all cases were among unvaccinated people.
Jul 19, 2021 — New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were also predominantly among unvaccinated people, the state said, at 95% and 93% respectively. Other ...
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May 26, 2021 — Here are some research-based guidelines to help people overcome their vaccine hesitancy.
Jul 8, 2021 — Q&A BY LINDSAY SMITH ROGERS. There are a lot of worrying headlines about the delta variant and outbreaks of COVID-19 around the world, ...
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Jul 16, 2021 — BATH (UK) : More vaccinated people are dying of COVID than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England ...
Aug 25, 2021 — More vaccinated people are dying of the delta variant of covid than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health ...
Aug 24, 2021 — COVID-19 cases and deaths among vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals ages 12 and older in. Among the 1,061,806 fully vaccinated individuals ...
Jul 1, 2021 — As scientists test vaccines in young children, evidence continues to emerge about how the disease harms kids, how expanded immunizations of ...
Jun 1, 2021 — After a year of relentless work, the constant churn of unvaccinated patients continues to wear down the doctors and nurses trying keeping ...
Aug 6, 2021 — Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19, but the majority will not fall severely ill -- a testament to the efficacy of ...
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by A Christie2021Cited by 4 — This Viewpoint summarizes CDC activity recommendations for individuals fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 infection, including resumption ...
Aug 18, 2021 — Inside the ICU, health workers face a frustrating new reality: Their patients' refusal to be vaccinated is prolonging the pandemic.
Jun 27, 2021 — Don't think of this as a bad sign, it's exactly what's expected from an effective but imperfect jab.
Aug 13, 2021 — The divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated when it comes to Covid is likely to become even deeper as time goes on.
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May 10, 2021 — Vaccine breakthrough cases only occur in a small percentage of vaccinated people. And public health officials say that these cases actually ...
May 28, 2021 — Luc Montagnier has expressed opposition to Covid-19 vaccines.
Jul 12, 2021 — Patrick Stroh died on May 3 from COVID-19 after attending a family wedding. Evan Frost | MPR News. Share.
Jul 29, 2021 — Occasional breakthroughs are expected with any vaccine, but more transmissible variants spread among so many unvaccinated people in the ...
May 18, 2021 — Corona Vaccine. The development of several vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in less than a year has given us all ...
2 days ago — Misinformation about the safety and effects of COVID-19 vaccines is threatening their rollout. Here are the facts that correct myths about ...
Aug 28, 2021 — In Arizona, 94.1 percent of new COVID-19 cases involve unvaccinated people. Even in Tennessee, where vaccination coverage is at 41 percent, ...
Aug 9, 2021 — Talk of breakthroughs has pushed into the conversation about variants and vaccinations. WHYY's Health Desk Help Desk asked what we know ...
Stop Death Shaming. Mocking the unvaccinated dead does not save lives. By Elizabeth Bruenig. September 2, 2021. Share. About the author: Elizabeth Bruenig ...
18 hours ago — New U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the ...
Jul 26, 2021 — The 6 Factors That Will Determine the Severity of the COVID-19 Surge in the U.S. This Fall · First, local vaccination rates will continue to be ...
Jul 13, 2021 — A 24-year-old Lafayette nurse and a 30-year-old Eunice pastor died over the weekend after seeking hospital treatment for COVID-19, ...
Jul 5, 2021 — Anthony Fauci on Sunday said more than 99 percent of the people who died from COVID-19 in June were not vaccinated, calling the loss of life ...
21 hours ago — The reports, published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlight the continued efficacy of all three vaccines amid ...
Aug 3, 2021 — Unvaccinated people still make up the vast majority of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Jun 24, 2021 — At the height of the pandemic in January of this year, average daily deaths were above 3,400 per day. Additionally, fully vaccinated people ...
Aug 13, 2021 — With COVID-19 infections spiking just as millions of school kids return to classrooms, Gov. Gavin Newsom in recent days has declared that ...
Jul 20, 2021 — Olivia Guidry was a 24-year-old nurse at Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital with dreams of becoming a doctor. She died earlier this month, ...
Aug 17, 2021 — Coroners in a state facing an unprecedented hospitalization crisis say the dead increasingly have two things in common.
Aug 25, 2021 — Haley Richardson's husband said she did not get the vaccination because she was concerned about how it could affect her pregnancy.
Mar 19, 2020 — If one of your friends isn't fully vaccinated but is leaving the house maskless, you should kindly keep that friend in check. The CDC's recent ...
Jul 26, 2021 — Since the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, PolitiFact has fact-checked hundreds of misleading statements about th.
Aug 20, 2021 — COVID-19 vaccines have been free and broadly available to adults in all states and District of Columbia since mid-April 2021, meaning adults ...
Aug 2, 2021 — In all the alarming reports in the past few days about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the key takeaway is they're working and continue ...
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is committed to helping parents understand that the vaccine that prevents measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, ...
Aug 11, 2021 — AUSTIN, Texas — As COVID hospitalizations continue to rise and ICU capacity reaches its limits, doctors are scrambling to treat patients.
Aug 15, 2021 — Many of the COVID-19 patients filling hospitals in the latest surge are younger than during earlier phases of the pandemic.
There are many reasons parents give for delaying a vaccination, from "My baby cries when she gets the shot," to "My child is too young to get so many vaccines." ...
May 7, 2021 — Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested that thousands of Americans have died since December because of the COVID-19 vaccines. He's wrong.
Jul 7, 2021 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas Department of Health announced 1000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. With a rise in cases, ...
Aug 4, 2021 — COVID-19 patients occupied 15 percent of the region's hospital beds, among the highest rates in Texas. There were just five available ICU beds ...
Jul 28, 2021 — “The only people who are not vaccinated are just a--holes,” he says. Barkley expanded on that straightforward point, saying, “Can you imagine if ...
Aug 20, 2021 — This chart shows COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths among fully vaccinated/not fully vaccinated people in Wisconsin in July 2021.
Aug 17, 2021 — A doctor featured in a Times article published Sunday on the latest wave of COVID-19 speaks for herself in a searing letter to unvaccinated ...
Jul 15, 2021 — MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. Got a question about COVID-19? Send it to us at CovidQ@mit.edu, and we'll do our best to ...
Aug 1, 2021 — Jessica DuPreez, a Las Vegas mom, tells CNN's Phil Mattingly that one of the last text messages her fiancé, 39-year-old Michael Freedy, ...
21 hours ago — The CDC also released real-world data showing that Moderna's shot is moderately more effective than Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines at ...
Jun 24, 2021 — Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren't vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have ...
Aug 26, 2021 — A study shows that people vaccinated against coronavirus with the Delta variant had similar peak viral levels to those without vaccination.
Aug 13, 2021 — Vaccinated Kansas City, Missouri residents and health care workers are angry at people who won't take coronavirus shots as delta variant ...
May 5, 2021 — People are wondering what they can do once they receive COVID-19 vaccination. Two physician experts share what to expect as more get ...
Jul 20, 2021 — Despite the surge in infections from the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a Yahoo News/YouGov poll has found that 93 percent of ...
Aug 12, 2021 — COVID vaccines work well, but public-health communications may be overstating their effect on transmission and understating the scale and ...
Jun 26, 2021 — The CDC itself has not estimated what percentage of hospitalizations and deaths are in fully vaccinated people, citing limitations in the ...
Feb 15, 2021 — A. Kayum Ahmed. As the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines gains momentum, a dystopian society of the “unvaccinated”—a class of people denied ...
Jul 22, 2021 — In response to the Republican push for discrimination protections for the unvaccinated, law professor James Hodge clears up what the law ...
Jul 26, 2021 — State employees and health care workers must show proof of vaccination or get tested regularly. State encourages all local governments and ...
Jul 30, 2021 — The latest COVID wave is fueled by people too stubborn or selfish to get vaccinated, and we all appear doomed to just ride it out. (Francisco ...
Mar 10, 2021 — Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our ...
20 hours ago — CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky spoke during a White House briefing on Friday and said those who are unvaccinated are 11 times more ...
Aug 31, 2021 — Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Today's question: Are teachers resigning due ...
Jul 5, 2021 — A 45-year-old mother of two was hesitant about getting the vaccine, but then contracted the delta variant this spring.
Beginning May 19th, 2021, mask-wearing rules were relaxed by Governor Lamont and the CT Department of Public Health (DPH) for residents and visitors to ...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential ...
Jun 24, 2021 — The US CDC has not estimated what percentage of hospitalisations and deaths are in fully vaccinated people; A former adviser to the Biden ...
Feb 18, 2021 — Why It's Important to Still Wear a Mask After Covid-19 Vaccination. Vaccinated people should still wear masks around unvaccinated individuals to ...
Sep 1, 2021 — It seems as if there's nothing that companies and government officials won't do to convince unvaccinated Americans to finally get their COVID-19 ...
Aug 25, 2021 — As the pandemic drags on, it feels like the US has stalled on vaccinations. COVID hospitalizations and deaths are rising again and people on ...
Jun 20, 2019 — Do unvaccinated children who move from one California school or district to another have to meet the vaccination requirements of new students?
Aug 9, 2021 — "I hope it doesn't get you," had said Brian Lynch, 46, before he died on July 31 in Blackburn, England.
Jul 12, 2021 — "I want people to see what COVID really does," said the man's wife, Amy Tersteeg.
Sep 2, 2021 — A Salt Lake County teenager who was not vaccinated against the virus became Utah's second youth COVID-19 death Thursday, as the delta ...
3 days ago — Civilian employees will be required to provide an "attestation of testing," meaning they must supply proof of vaccination, ...