Lee-Anne
@caerwenbooks.bsky.social
My hubby and I own a bookshop by the name of Caerwen Books. We live in Australia and love to travel. My own interests include science, especially astronomy, and reading. We are parents to two humans and three cats.
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Vaccines don't cause autism. What does? Mostly genes.
The number of people diagnosed with autism as screening has improved and the definition of autism has been expanded.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The number of people diagnosed with autism as screening has improved and the definition of autism has been expanded.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Vaccines don't cause autism. What does?
Scientists say most brain changes that contribute to autistic traits occur before birth.
www.nbcnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Vaccines don't cause autism. What does? Mostly genes.
The number of people diagnosed with autism as screening has improved and the definition of autism has been expanded.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The number of people diagnosed with autism as screening has improved and the definition of autism has been expanded.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Visualizations with the latest Earth monitoring data: 📈📉
+ Global climate indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ Polar climate indicators: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ United States climate indicators: zacklabe.com/united-state...
+ Global climate indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ Polar climate indicators: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ United States climate indicators: zacklabe.com/united-state...
Climate change indicators
All data are referenced at My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Se…
zacklabe.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Visualizations with the latest Earth monitoring data: 📈📉
+ Global climate indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ Polar climate indicators: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ United States climate indicators: zacklabe.com/united-state...
+ Global climate indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ Polar climate indicators: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ United States climate indicators: zacklabe.com/united-state...
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Some energy/climate math for the late night crowd:
Total Absorbed Solar Energy: 240 W/m2
Total human primary energy use in 2024: 186kTWh
(from ourworldindata.org/energy-produ...)
Converting: 186*10^15/5.1x10^14/3600= 0.1 W/m2
=> total energy from solar is 2400 times what we use.
Total Absorbed Solar Energy: 240 W/m2
Total human primary energy use in 2024: 186kTWh
(from ourworldindata.org/energy-produ...)
Converting: 186*10^15/5.1x10^14/3600= 0.1 W/m2
=> total energy from solar is 2400 times what we use.
Energy Production and Consumption
Explore data on how energy production and use varies across the world.
ourworldindata.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Some energy/climate math for the late night crowd:
Total Absorbed Solar Energy: 240 W/m2
Total human primary energy use in 2024: 186kTWh
(from ourworldindata.org/energy-produ...)
Converting: 186*10^15/5.1x10^14/3600= 0.1 W/m2
=> total energy from solar is 2400 times what we use.
Total Absorbed Solar Energy: 240 W/m2
Total human primary energy use in 2024: 186kTWh
(from ourworldindata.org/energy-produ...)
Converting: 186*10^15/5.1x10^14/3600= 0.1 W/m2
=> total energy from solar is 2400 times what we use.