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Only seven countries met World Health Organization air quality standards last year, data showed, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts reut.rs/3Dkn09T
Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows
Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts.
reut.rs
March 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Sick people can be contagious for up to FOUR days before showing symptoms. And particles from a contagious person can stay in the air for TWO HOURS after they leave.

Amazing biologically.
A nightmare for this #EpiMomma.
The administration is doing a good job trying to keep measles cases from being counted, yet we’ve already had more deaths in 2025 than in any of the last 30 yrs.

Measles also has a delay (incubation period) between transmission and symptoms, so people can be contagious without knowing they’re sick.
US Measles Cases Jump 35% in a Week, Now Found in a Dozen States
US measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that’s already linked to two deaths.
www.bloomberg.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Twice as many children die in car crashes than from all pediatric cancers combined. This does not count the long term health effects of breathing exhaust, brake and tire particles or the loss of physical activity and independence from living in a world hostile to traveling outside of a car.
March 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM