Three Ideas to Beat the Heat, and the People Who Made Them Happen NYT: Science By: Somini Sengupta 25 June 2024 at 05:04 As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people. Β© Atul Loke for The New York TimesHansa Ahir, left, who salvages recyclable waste for a living in Ahmedabad, India, bought an insurance policy to cover her income on days when heat makes it dangerous to work.
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a βMajor Disasterβ NYT: Science By: Manuela Andreoni 17 June 2024 at 20:36 The labor and environmental groups are pushing the change so relief funds can be used in more situations. Β© Carlos Barria/ReutersConstruction in Phoenix last July. Labor groups and workersβ rights organizations hope to build up protections for the tens of millions of people working outside or without air-conditioning during heat waves.
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Hereβs What It Might Look Like. NYT: Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli 20 June 2024 at 14:39 There is no guarantee that a person-to-person virus would be benign, scientists say, and vaccines and treatments at hand may not be sufficient. Β© Guadalupe Pardo/Associated PressWorkers in Lima, Peru, collected dead pelicans from a beach in 2022. The H5N1 virus has been rapidly gaining new hosts.
Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm NYT: Science By: Noah Weiland and Linda Qiu 1 May 2024 at 19:54 But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done. Β© Hans Pennink/Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration said regulators had examined 201 commercial dairy samples, including milk, cottage cheese and sour cream, and had so far not found evidence that potentially infectious virus was on grocery shelves.