Demographics: Washington looking to cut schools, programs
Seattle officials say it’s too early to know which schools would close but the majority of enrollment loss has been in elementary grades. Source: School closures, cuts to clubs and…
Follow up: Lake Mead is going to largely die within 2 years
March 24, 2023 Lake Mead’s water would continue to decline Would fall to Tier 2B in 2024 Would fall to Tier 3 shortage in 2025, necessitating mandatory water cuts to…
Media oops: Academy Award for Best Use of a Misleading Graphic Goes to CBC Radio Canada
At left is the chart created by the CBC – note the faint tilde mark in the chart and Y-Axis jump from 700M to 1700M! The original chart was shared…
Science oops: Much bad science (and worse media coverage of it)
The problem isn't bad science but what happens next: disastrous media coverage of bad science studies, and a lack of skeptical inquiry by reporters.
Climate: Climate change might be caused by heat storage/release in ocean depths
Rapid Climate Change and Conditional Instability of the Glacial Deep Ocean from the Thermobaric Effect and Geothermal Heating AbstractPrevious results from deep-sea pore fluid data demonstrate that the glacial deep…
Demographics: Ohio public colleges see ongoing drop in enrollment
Ohio higher education enrollment drops 12% over decade – Ohio Capital Journal More: Many of the above think the trend will reverse. Then again, are they looking at the U.S.…
Climate, Aviation: Travel may become unaffordable to most
Climate compliance: No More Cheap Flights Is the New Reality for Air Travel – Bloomberg Way down in this link is an item saying “Quadruple-digit plane tickets are about to…
Crime, Security: Property Crime seems to run rampant in major U.S. cities
Portland, Oregon San Francisco Elsewhere An increase in shoplifting crime is blamed on An increase in shoplifting and property vandalism are reportedly spreading to other countries. Recent crime data itself…
Healthcare: Interesting example of “healthcare privilege”
44 inpatient days at Walter Reed: Pennsylvania hospitals admit thousands of people for depression annually. Only a small fraction of patients stay as long as Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman did…
Security: The scammers are out in full force this morning
This is the 2nd email phishing scam email I’ve received this morning – and it is still mid-morning on the west coast of the U.S. Note some of the oddities:…