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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world.  About 1C of total warming.  Second chart:  about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability.  Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases.  About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 8 points 2 weeks ago

There is no cure for dengue. Patients in wealthier countries generally fare better than patients in developing regions with limited access to medical interventions like blood transfusions and places where waves of dengue patients overwhelm already-strained healthcare systems. Two dengue vaccines are available in some countries, but both have serious limitations in terms of efficacy and how long they confer immunity.

Here's the linked article about the state of the vaccine: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100604

[–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 7 points 2 weeks ago

I got dengue last year.
Intense weakness and pain for a week.
Don't recommend.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dengue Fever. Saved you a click

[–] chooglers@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Right you are! I'm leaving my first comment up to remind everyone that I'm a dumbfuck with next to no attention span. Honestly, it's a fucking miracle that I read so much.....