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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world.  About 1C of total warming.  Second chart:  about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability.  Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases.  About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As I said weeks ago: dengue will be a nightmare worldwide. My country, Brazil, has a great plan of action against dengue and 2024 was a disaster cause it was really worse this year.

Take a note: we have free and universal health care, our health system reaches the most remote places inside the country, we have a great vaccination plan, our population takes vaccines, we handle dengue every year very well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Wasn't there a new generation vaccine for it released this yesr? Wouñd you say that it's helping?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've had Dengue, twice. 2/10, would not recommend.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I agree 2/10. The 2 points are because it was an interesting experience to be resurrected from the brink of death by the IV drip in the hospital. Also seeing my eyeballs full of blood was pretty metal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I managed to avoid the hemorrhagic strain both times. Fuck that noise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hemorragic is not an strain. If you got 1 strain and get recontaminated with a second strain within 6 months, you'll be in a russian roullete of develop a hemorragic disease

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They were one year apart. I used "strain" incorrectly when what I was trying to say is that I never got what we then called hemorrhagic dengue. This was back in the 80's and I have Thankfully never had to think about Dengue again...until now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents”

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago