schwit1 quotes UPI: City-dwellers are nearly 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis than those living in more rural areas, a study presented Friday at the European Academy of Neurology Virtual Congress has found. Based on the results, which will also be published in European Journal of Neurology, air pollution could be a risk factor for the development…
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Satellite images: Air pollution in India plummets
These satellite images show how much aerosol levels have dropped over northern India since the Covid-19 lockdown began. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/satellite-images-air-pollution-india-covid19…
Western New York digging out from intense snow and ice
An intense storm and lake-effect snow walloped upstate New York – especially rural areas in western New York – in late February, 2020. On the shores of Lake Erie, the storm created a dramatic display of thick, windblown ice on homes and buildings. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-intense-lake-effect-snow-feb-2020-uptate-ny…
FCC Funds 25Mbps, Data-Capped Satellite In Rural Areas
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission is giving $87.1 million in rural-broadband funding to satellite operator Viasat to help the company lower prices and raise data caps. The FCC’s Connect America Fund generally pays ISPs to expand their networks into rural areas that lack decent home Internet access. Viasat’s satellite service already provides coverage…
FCC Moves To Cut Off Huawei, ZTE From Subsidies
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: The Federal Communications Commission is moving to place another restraint on the U.S. business of Huawei and ZTE by banning U.S. companies receiving federal subsidies from purchasing the Chinese firms’ equipment (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source). FCC Chairman Ajit Pai set the proposal for vote at the agency’s…
City crows may have high cholesterol because they eat fast food
Crows living in urban areas have higher cholesterol than those in rural areas, which may be partly due to fast food they scavenge in cities Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214371-city-crows-may-have-high-cholesterol-because-they-eat-fast-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Large Cities May Create Their Own Clouds
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Although it’s well-known that concrete-rich cities are often several degrees hotter than the leafy suburbs, scientists have now determined that cities are also capable of prolonging their own cloud cover. By studying satellite imagery of London and Paris, scientists discovered that during the spring and summer, the modern megacities are persistently cloudier in the…
FCC Chairman Backs T-Mobile, Sprint Merger With New Conditions
T-Mobile and Sprint submitted a new plan for their proposed $26 billion merger to the FCC — including enhanced 5G buildout commitments and an agreement to spin off Sprint’s Boost Mobile — which got the nod from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. From a report: T-Mobile and Sprint first announced their plans to merge in April 2018, looking to combine…
City Residents Live With Mental Illness At Higher Rates Than General Population
Dating back to the 1930s, researchers have discovered that mental illnesses are more common in densely populated cities than in greener and more rural areas, but it wasn’t until recently that scientists have started to seriously study the mechanisms through which exposure to various environmental stressors could be wounding our mental health. Popular Science reports: Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, director of the Central…
Yellow Vests Return to Streets of Paris Enraged by Billions Donated to Rebuild Notre Dame
Julia Conley – The inequality and hypocrisy is more visible than ever. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/20/yellow-vests-return-to-streets-of-paris-enraged-by-billions-donated-to-rebuild-notre-dame/…