These Himalayan glaciers are collapsing extremely fast. So fast that the rock underneath them has become unstable and the ice holding the rock formations together is melting because the entire region is warming 5 times faster than the rest of the planet. Billions rely on steady meltwater for food.

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every now and again I need to remind myself of my rule: if I feel the need to ask follow up questions or click through to someone’s profile to see if their reply to me is ironic or not, just block them. I’ve literally never regretted it.

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My proposal would be restrictions earlier in waves for adults who can WFH + investment in filtration/air circulation + provision of high quality masks. I had a browse through the lit, albeit quite cursory, and it seems these would be effective. (Point taken about future pandemics)

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3) those wanting to reexamine the school closures don't seem to like the binary way the debate is framed. But it sort of is binary unless you can put on the table an alternative measure to keep the virus from growing. There might be alternatives, but you need to specify them + their effectivenes.

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Everybody who is reading this survived Covid. Not everyone did.

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