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health2 years ago•1 min saved

"Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh Claims Nearly 1,000 Lives"

Bangladesh is currently experiencing its most severe dengue outbreak in history, with nearly 1,000 deaths reported this year. The wet monsoons have created favorable conditions for mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus to breed in stagnant water. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and the country was caught off guard by the stronger strain of the virus causing faster deterioration in patients. Dengue infections have been reported in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, and public health officials are urging for more effective and long-term measures to be taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

via BBC|

#bangladesh #dengue-outbreak #health

earth-science2 years ago•4 min saved

Monsoon Origins Traced Back 40 Million Years Through Climate Modeling

New research suggests that seasonal Asian monsoon conditions were established back in the Paleogene, a period that experienced extreme climate warming events. The researchers conducted summary analyses of 20 paleoclimate simulations and found that the uplift and creation of a number of mountain ranges through the millennia have resulted in the South Asian monsoon patterns we see today. The presence of wind-blown dust in northeast Tibet as well as the preservation of paleobotanical indicators in Myanmar and China, all point to this earlier evolution of monsoonal climate beginning in the late Eocene, 20 million years sooner than previously thought.

via Phys.org|

#asia #climate-modeling #earth-science