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Day: 29 July 2023

Record heat is killing off saguaro cactus in the Arizona desert [updated]

This is the era of global boiling.

BBC »

Parts of the US itself are so hot that doctors are treating patients for burn injuries after falling on pavements. More than 5,000 heat records have been broken or tied in the US in recent weeks, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Phoenix, Arizona has had more than 25 days in a row of temperatures above 43C (110F), shattering the past record of 18 days, while fierce storms caused flooding in Vermont.

Accuweather | CNN |

US intelligence agencies are buying corporate location data instead of obtaining court authorized search warrants to track Americans and citizens of other countries

Dell Cameron, writing in Wired »

Officials at the National Security Agency (NSA) have approached lawmakers charged with its oversight about opposing an amendment that would prevent it from paying companies for location data instead of obtaining a warrant in court.

Introduced by US representatives W

arren Davidson and Sara Jacobs, the amendment, first reported by WIRED, would prohibit US military agencies from “purchasing data that would otherwise require a warrant, court order, or subpoena” to obtain. The ban would cover more than half of the US intelligence community, including the NSA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the newly formed National Space Intelligence Center, among others.

The House approved the amendment in a floor vote over a week ago during its annual consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, a “must-pass” bill outlining how the Pentagon will spend next year’s $886 billion budget. Negotiations over which policies will be included in the Senate’s version of the bill are ongoing

Allergies to red meat are on the rise

A red meat allergy caused by tick bites is an emerging public health concern, according to two new studies from the CDC.

ABC News »

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that arises after people eat red meat or consume products with alpha-gal, a type of sugar found in most mammals, the CDC says.

The syndrome is typically caused by a bite from the lone star tick, which transfers alpha-gal into the victim’s body which in turn triggers an immune system response.
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