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Abundant Rain Turns Namibia Green

The landscape has been transformed by the wettest rainy season since 2011. "January 2021 saw rainfall totals double to triple the norm in the northeastern, central, and southern parts of Namibia. According to a weather monitor in Windhoek, 228 millimeters (9 inches) of rain fell in January; the long-term...
Source: nasa.gov

Why the UK’s plan to tackle air pollution is mostly hot air: A ban on using polluting wet wood isn’t nearly enough to

Why the UK’s plan to tackle air pollution is mostly hot air: A ban on using polluting wet wood isn’t nearly enough to halt the rise in dangerous particulates from trendy wood burners
Source: newscientist.com

Vitamin D and Health

Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...