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More than 17,000 people are in the process of being airlifted out of wildfire zones by the Canadian military, some of which now have no safe overland roads connecting them to the rest of the country. Wab Kinew, the Manitoba premier, declared a province-wide state of emergency on Wednesday, and Saskatchewan’s premier, Scott Moe, declared the same on Thursday. | More than 17,000 people are in the process of being airlifted out of wildfire zones by the Canadian military, some of which now have no safe overland roads connecting them to the rest of the country. Wab Kinew, the Manitoba premier, declared a province-wide state of emergency on Wednesday, and Saskatchewan’s premier, Scott Moe, declared the same on Thursday. | ||
# [[Wild Fires]] | |||
===== A traceable global warming record and clarity for the 1.5 °C and well-below-2 °C goals ===== | ===== A traceable global warming record and clarity for the 1.5 °C and well-below-2 °C goals ===== | ||
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02368-0 by Gottfried Kirchengast 2/6/25 Communication earth & environment] | [https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02368-0 by Gottfried Kirchengast 2/6/25 Communication earth & environment] | ||
Global surface air temperature change versus preindustrial level is a primary metric of global warming. Its 20-year mean serves as the indicator of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to monitor threshold crossings like of the 1.5 °C target of the Paris Agreement. | Global surface air temperature change versus preindustrial level is a primary metric of global warming. Its 20-year mean serves as the indicator of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to monitor threshold crossings like of the 1.5 °C target of the Paris Agreement. | ||
# [[Overview]] | |||
===== It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power ===== | ===== It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power ===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/02/it-was-an-accident-the-scientists-who-have-turned-humid-air-into-renewable-power by Ned Carter Miles 2/7/23 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/02/it-was-an-accident-the-scientists-who-have-turned-humid-air-into-renewable-power by Ned Carter Miles 2/7/23 The Guardian] | ||
In the early 20th century, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla dreamed of pulling limitless free electricity from the air around us. Ever ambitious, Tesla was thinking on a vast scale, effectively looking at the Earth and upper atmosphere as two ends of an enormous battery. Needless to say, his dreams were never realised, but the promise of air-derived electricity – hygroelectricity – is now capturing researchers’ imaginations again. The difference: they’re not thinking big, but very, very small. | In the early 20th century, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla dreamed of pulling limitless free electricity from the air around us. Ever ambitious, Tesla was thinking on a vast scale, effectively looking at the Earth and upper atmosphere as two ends of an enormous battery. Needless to say, his dreams were never realised, but the promise of air-derived electricity – hygroelectricity – is now capturing researchers’ imaginations again. The difference: they’re not thinking big, but very, very small. | ||
[[Economy-Energy Sector]] | |||
===== Three ways to make dental care kinder for anxious patients ===== | ===== Three ways to make dental care kinder for anxious patients ===== | ||
[https://theconversation.com/three-ways-to-make-dental-care-kinder-for-anxious-patients-256925 by Isabel Olegario 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION] | [https://theconversation.com/three-ways-to-make-dental-care-kinder-for-anxious-patients-256925 by Isabel Olegario 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION] | ||
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many dental clinics sought out non-aerosol-generating procedures (those that don’t spray water or create mist), to reduce viral transmission. SDF and ART became essential treatment approaches during that period – and their popularity has continued to grow. These techniques don’t just make dentistry more acceptable – they challenge the traditional belief that every cavity needs to be drilled and filled. | During the COVID-19 pandemic, many dental clinics sought out non-aerosol-generating procedures (those that don’t spray water or create mist), to reduce viral transmission. SDF and ART became essential treatment approaches during that period – and their popularity has continued to grow. These techniques don’t just make dentistry more acceptable – they challenge the traditional belief that every cavity needs to be drilled and filled. | ||
[[Health Care-Illness]] | |||
===== Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits ===== | ===== Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits ===== | ||
