Thursday, February 22, 2018

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Flooding in a lot of places in the Americas, including the U.S.
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Ontario Canada, W. Virginia., Brazil, Bolivia, Kentucky, Virginia, Argentina
http://floodlist.com/america


East Coast Shatters Temperature Records, Offering Preview to a Warming World
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21022018/february-record-high-temperature-east-coast-arctic-climate-change-nws


People find comfort listening to the same songs over and over, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-people-comfort-songs.html


Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/living-in-switzerland-ruined-me-for-america-and-its-lousy-work-culture-987981365


What's Actually Behind Cape Town's Water Crisis
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/cape-town-water-crisis/553076/


What this provisional data appears to show is that when isolated people who have health problems are supported by community groups and volunteers, the number of emergency admissions to hospital falls spectacularly.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/21/town-cure-illness-community-frome-somerset-isolation


One cigarette a day 'increases heart disease and stroke risk'
[Of course, this implies second hand smoke damages health.]
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42802191


Hackers stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrencies from Japanese exchange Coincheck last week — and experts say investors can expect more such attacks.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/29/after-500-million-japan-cryptocurrency-theft-heres-how-to-keep-yours-secure.html

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