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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Un voyage vraiment magique ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » – Pour les 8 à 12 à 100 ans! – écrit et …

« Le deuxième volume de la série Amazon Rainforest Magic raconte le voyage surprenant de Meromi, une fille Yanomami qui est entraînée dans une …

Un voyage vraiment magique ! – « La Magie de l’Amazonie Les aventures de Meromi, une fille Yanomami » – Pour les 8 à 12 à 100 ans! – écrit et …

Adding more original artworks up for sale – Frits Ahlefeldt

The dark Scandinavian winter is here, and I’ve been sorting through my original watercolors and drawings and adding them to my support shop on FritsAhlefeldt.net to sponsor my work ahead

Trail life vs screen life

Text, drawings and photo by Frits Ahlefeldt

It has been some long dark winter days here in Copenhagen, and I can’t wait to get back out on the trails and in my tent, but I had some work to do, getting more of my originals up for sale, as that is what pays most of my work out in the landscapes, thinking, sketching and researching

Finally tonight, I feel like I can take a break from all the digital stuff, to make a note here about what I’ve been working on, and it is mostly building two new larger collections of original watercolors and illustrations for sale:

Watercolor of Moorhen (Gallinula-chloropus, Grønbenet rørhøne) Frits Ahlefeldt

Watercolor originals for sale

Now more than 200 of my hand-painted watercolor originals of biodiversity up:

See the collection of them on FritsAhlefeldt.net here

Cooking at night drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt, digital version

Illustration originals for sale

Now close to 100 of my hand-drawn original illustrations up

See the collection of them on FritsAhlefeldt.net here

Selling my originals makes it possible for me to work on, so if you consider helping my work, give it a shot and see what’s on the shelves now: FritsAhlefeldt.net

Source: Adding more original artworks up for sale – Frits Ahlefeldt

My new novel is a perfect gift for someone in your life – Darcy Hitchcock

Who is it for?

Dragonfly’s Question is for anyone feeling despair about the state of the world, anyone worried about things like climate change, forever chemicals or Wall Street’s relentless pursuit of growth, anyone who wants to stop talking about the problems and start implementing sustainable solutions. It’s also for that person in your family who doesn’t ‘get’ your sustainability-related concerns.

This is a great 99¢ virtual stocking stuffer for someone in your life. Please share it and talk about it! It’s a crash course in over 50 sustainability practices wrapped in a heart-felt father-daughter story set in the near future.

If you liked Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael or Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopia or if you like to read cli-fi, you should enjoy this positive spin on what can be and is already being done.

This novel is an antidote to gloom, doom and despair.

Source: My new novel is a perfect gift for someone in your life – Darcy Hitchcock

We Did It! | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

We Did It!

 on December 4, 2024

(Graphic created on Canva by Dawn Pisturino.)

When I checked the status of Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine on Amazon this morning, I saw the New Release banner. I yelled in excitement. My husband looked at me like I was crazy. I told him, “I’m going to be slightly crazy all day.” He smiled, shook his head, and said, “What’s new about that?” He’s very happy for me, though, so it’s okay if I’ve been slightly off-kilter all day.

You see, I had resigned myself to coming in second. I had already hit and dropped to . I couldn’t push past the erotic haiku and the anthology with the established following. But we did it! And it’s thanks to all of you.

Thank you! Your friendship and support mean the world to me.

Source: We Did It! | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

Almost a third of preteens, teens with long COVID still not recovered at 2 years, study shows | CIDRAP

A new study from UK investigators shows that—while most COVID-19 patients ages 11 to 17 who reported long-COVID symptoms 3 months after the initial infection no longer experienced lingering symptoms at 2 years—29% still did.

The findings, published in the journal Communications Medicine, come from the National Long COVID in Children and Young People cohort study, which followed up on thousands of young people after their COVID-19 diagnoses. ..

Source: Almost a third of preteens, teens with long COVID still not recovered at 2 years, study shows | CIDRAP

Avian Flu Diary: PAHO Epidemiological Alert: Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in the Americas Region – 3 December 2024

While technical, many will want to download and review the full document.

Despite assurances from American officials that the risks to the general public remain `low’,  we are seeing growing international concern over the escalation of avian flu activity in North America over the past few months.

Yesterday the UK announced the purchase of 5 million doses of H5 vaccine, last week Hong Kong held a major H5N1 exercise, two weeks ago the ECDC released a Guide To Revising The Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan, and over the summer both South Korea and Japan issued revised pandemic plans. 

Admittedly, no one can predict what will happen with H5N1 (or any other novel virus), but recent events suggest the risks are rising.  Which is why, less than a week ago I posted a blog (see A Personal Pre-Pandemic Plan) on what individuals can reasonably do during these uncertain times to prepare.

Hopefully, none of these preps will be needed.  But hope is not a plan.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: PAHO Epidemiological Alert: Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in the Americas Region – 3 December 2024

Chikungunya moving into new regions, disabling millions and racking up billions in costs, data suggest | CIDRAP

Globalization, urbanization, and climate change have significantly raised the risk of “explosive, unpredictable” outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease chikungunya, which disabled millions and likely amassed close to $50 billion in healthcare and disability-related costs in 110 countries from 2011 to 2020, researchers report in BMJ Global Health.

The first documented outbreak of the viral illness occurred in Tanzania in 1952. But over the past 20 years, climate change has allowed its vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopticus mosquitoes, to thrive in expanded geographic areas, posing threats to both developed and developing countries, the study authors noted.

Chikungunya causes fever, severe joint pain, rash, and fatigue. While most cases are self-limited, the disease can affect neurologic and cardiovascular systems, leading to poor outcomes, including death. In some cases, chikungunya can result in debilitating chronic problems such as joint pain, which can significantly diminish quality of life.

Latin America, Caribbean hardest hit

Because chikungunya prevalence is likely underestimated owing to misdiagnosis, poor testing infrastructure, and low healthcare access, the researchers analyzed data for 2011 to 2020 and modeled the results.

Data sources were the Programme for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, local ministries of health, the Pan American Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization’s CHOICE program.

The team also estimated both direct costs (eg, testing, hospitalizations, outpatient care, drugs) and indirect costs (eg, inability of patients and caregivers to work)…

Source: Chikungunya moving into new regions, disabling millions and racking up billions in costs, data suggest | CIDRAP

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