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Doctors warn a brisk sick season ahead as flu, RSV and COVID loom
health18 days ago

Doctors warn a brisk sick season ahead as flu, RSV and COVID loom

Doctors expect a busy fall/winter sick season with flu (A earlier, B later) spreading alongside COVID-19 and RSV, especially in indoor settings. Flu season typically runs from September/October through March/April, peaking in December–January, and national activity is already slowly rising. The southern hemisphere had a typical season this year, offering limited reassurance. Vaccination remains crucial to reduce severe illness, though flu vaccination rates remain below the 70% target and in some groups have dropped since the pandemic.

via BuzzFeed|
#flu#health#respiratory-viruses
UN warns Ukraine faces potentially brutal winter as energy attacks threaten civilians
world26 days ago

UN warns Ukraine faces potentially brutal winter as energy attacks threaten civilians

The UN warns Ukraine could endure its toughest winter since the 2022 invasion, with a real risk of a humanitarian catastrophe if Russia's strikes knock out power and water infrastructure; the UN Development Programme is helping restore and decentralize energy systems to keep homes heated and water flowing as winter approaches.

via BBC|
#energy-infrastructure#humanitarian-crisis#ukraine
Winter diplomacy in focus as US weighs steps to ease Russia-Ukraine war
world1 month ago

Winter diplomacy in focus as US weighs steps to ease Russia-Ukraine war

The U.S. is considering winter-time de-escalation steps and a restart of talks between Russia and Ukraine, with Zelensky telling Axios that ideas include energy, grain, and security measures as part of a broader winter package of aid. U.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff visited Kyiv after meetings with Putin, signaling a push to unblock diplomacy, though Zelensky remains wary about Russia’s willingness to compromise. The aim is to resume negotiations around or before winter, potentially at the UN General Assembly, while Ukraine maintains military resilience and continues sanctions pressure.

via Axios|
#diplomacy#negotiations#russia
Ukraine seeks 5% of US Patriot stocks to weather winter
world1 month ago

Ukraine seeks 5% of US Patriot stocks to weather winter

In a CNN interview, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv needs about 5% of the United States’ Patriot interceptor stocks to get through winter (10% to destroy all Russian ballistic missiles), citing a shortage of interceptors after supplies were diverted amid broader conflicts; he noted Ukraine currently has roughly two-and-a-half times fewer interceptors than in 2025, while Russia is increasing its ballistic missile output.

via France 24|
#patriot-missiles#ukraine#united-states
Alaska ends record-cold winter as El Niño looms with warmer, snow-light forecasts
weather6 months ago

Alaska ends record-cold winter as El Niño looms with warmer, snow-light forecasts

Alaska endured its coldest December–March in roughly 50 years, with Fairbanks posting its coldest period and Juneau experiencing a snowier December and March, while Anchorage logged its coldest March since 1960–61. Now forecasters anticipate a strong El Niño by mid-year, likely making summers 1–3 degrees warmer and winters 2–4 degrees warmer across most of the state, and substantially reducing snowfall, though some regions may see different effects.

via Alaska Public Media|
#alaska#el-nino#noaa
UK aid volunteer's 13th trip highlights Kyiv's winter blackout and hardship
world7 months ago

UK aid volunteer's 13th trip highlights Kyiv's winter blackout and hardship

Gary Fear, a Staffordshire-based volunteer, has completed 13 aid missions to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion and has raised over £150,000 to help more than 7,500 families. He describes Kyiv as dark and freezing this winter amid energy outages, snow and tents in apartment complexes heated by gas, illustrating the civilian hardship. He plans another delivery in May with supplies such as food, generators and power banks, as European leaders mark the war’s fourth anniversary.

via BBC|
#aid#charity#kyiv
Kyiv Grapples with bitter winter as Russia cripples power grid
world7 months ago

Kyiv Grapples with bitter winter as Russia cripples power grid

Kyiv endures one of its coldest winters as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity and forcing residents into shelters and make‑shift warmth. With schools closed, homes plunged into subfreezing conditions and deaths from hypothermia mounting, civilians improvise with generators, stoves and tents while officials call the situation a humanitarian crisis and plead for international aid.

via The Guardian|
#energy-infrastructure#humanitarian-crisis#power-outages