Water and power cuts loom larger in the heat
Planned cuts to drinking water and electricity loom larger and get into the news when it’s a heat wave.
Big cities are the deadliest during heat waves, and this may be related to having more renters. The homeless in particular are at risk.
Oh great. The kind of “influencers” who circulate lies online about vaccines are now claiming that sunscreen is bad for us. It isn’t.
Blork 17:18 on 2024-06-19 Permalink
One of the saddest comments on contemporary society is that so many people are dumb enough to be influenced by influencers.
Kevin 20:09 on 2024-06-19 Permalink
Only simpletons seek simple solutions.
Ephraim 21:52 on 2024-06-19 Permalink
How many influencers does it take to change a lightbulb?
One. They just hold it up and wait for the world to revolve around them
qatzelok 22:31 on 2024-06-19 Permalink
The biggest creator of lies online… is advertising.
Remember this before condemning social media.
dwgs 07:43 on 2024-06-20 Permalink
I’m with you re advertising but have you looked at social media??
Kate 08:54 on 2024-06-20 Permalink
qatzelok, thanks for the patronizing advice. But I think we all know how to regard the claims of advertising, when we can see that it’s advertising. Social media is more devious. It comes in as help from friends or videos recommended by people we know. Surely you knew that SPF50 sunblock is a carcinogen? Haven’t you seen the statistics from Australia, where the government hands out sunblock to everyone? So much cancer! And people are putting this stuff on their children!
Ian 10:34 on 2024-06-20 Permalink
Just look at what the social media disnfo campaigns did with masking. It’s literally illegal in some States now. That wasn’t in the “news” for a long time, let alone advertisements. Heck, even the Pentagon admits sthey ran anti-vax disinfo campaigns in China. They didn’t do it by buying ad space in the South China Morning Post.