Laut dem aktuellen #Nowcast des
#WegenerCenter sind die Treibhausgas-Emissionen in 🇦🇹 im Jahr 2025 gestiegen statt gesunken.

"Der Klimaschutz in Österreich ist ins Stocken geraten, obwohl die Forschung klar zeigt, dass durch diese Verschleppung Milliardenkosten & hohe Schäden entstehen."

https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3334806

#NowCast des 🇦🇹 #Umweltbundesamt

Auch 2023 sind die Treibhausgas-Emissionen um etwa 6% gesunken! Und nach Berechnungnen des #WegenerCenter ist der Löwenanteil der Reduktion auf effektive #Klimapolitik zurückzuführen (und nur etwa 1%-Punkt auf Konjunktur und warmen Winter) ...

#WissenSchafftKlimaschutz
📝 https://www.umweltbundesamt.at/news220824-treibhausgasemissionen-2023

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

I hope you are staying safe under this unusually hot weather. Please drink lots of water, pace yourself in the hottest hours of the day, and avoid caffeine! 🔥☀️🔥

If you must keep windows and doors closed during peak heat hours, run that Corsi-Rosenthal box to keep air clean.

Extremely hot weather precautions (closing doors and windows) are diametrically opposed to SARS2 control, much like midwinter heat retention and smoke prevention, but source control is still possible!

__________
VOCs

Nationally, KP.3.x.y and LB.x.y are the latest fastest variants. KP.2.3 is at the top, just barely, at almost 6% of national random sequencing, and KP.2 is already on the way out from the upcoming takover of KP.3 and LB.x variants.: https://ibb.co/fSZ7WRn

KP.3.1 is already in 3rd place and KP.3.3 already in fourth. KP.3.x and LB.x already, together, makes the largest proportion of random sequencing.

We are collectively too slow to react usefully to this virus as of now. National numbers are starting to go up from the sheer immune escape of these latest variants.

IN PA, lots of troublesome variants here already. KP.2.3 and KP.3.1 already tied for FIRST place here at 13% of random sequencing each. LB.1 and LB.1.7 right behind.: https://ibb.co/ccCmVbX

     Please consider masking up with a quality respirator in crowded places so these immune-escaping variants are kept at bay....ESPECIALLY during intense heat which makes keeping doors and windows open harder, and BEFORE JN.1/KP.3 vaccinations are available.      

In NY/NJ, LB.1.7 already at the top of the chart with a solid 10% of share. These new mutations are FAST due to immune escape. Practice source control to have a healthy Summer!: https://ibb.co/QNj7YJy

The latest CDC NOWCAST reflects all this...it shows KP.3 at a solid 33% of new infections. Together with LB.1, these two are estimated to at least HALF of current infections.: https://ibb.co/6RCStZs

We can see the impact of immune escape variants in other metrics, too.

Walgreens already has a majority of Eastern and Southern states at the highest change in positivity ratio from the previous week, and has for a while now.: https://ibb.co/XjDY2DP

In PA, Walgreens has a third of new tests showing positives. Testing is horribly low but the proportion is going up every week, and more tests will probably be done as people feel they need them done.: https://ibb.co/rvvB06B

CDC Early indicators show definite increases in test positivity and esecially ED visits, up 12.6% since last week!: https://ibb.co/0MzPY8q

CDC has ED visits growing nationally. This is due to immune escape of new variants. PA is showing moderate increases in ED visits due to SARS2 diagnoses. The overall level is still minimal, but new variants will keep bumping these numbers up of people ignore source control.: https://ibb.co/3mnzXgj

You can see the obvious advantage KP.3 has over older variants in this chart (the leftmost variant): https://ibb.co/BgjGkTr

Chart by virologist Benji Murrell.: https://ibb.co/vHj7RKQ

Sadly, we remain one of the States reporting the highest proportional deaths in a three-month period. 225 people have passed in the past 3 months from COVID.: https://ibb.co/G0phq72

__________
Wastewater

WastewaterSCAN has national levels in SARS2 as HIGH in all regions.: https://ibb.co/jJSHb4V

In PA, lots of stations showing moderate increases in SARS2 material and increases are especially high in central Westmoreland Co. Pitt and Philly remain stable. No doubt this is due to newer immune-escaping variants.: https://ibb.co/qxfwg59

In our region, individual stations are showing medium and low levels individually but with a definite trend of many stations toward "high" levels.: https://ibb.co/tQFq4sZ

As immune-evasive mutations continue to permeate the State it's going to get increasingly important to perform some sort of source control. Mask up, stay home when sick, and run those Corsi-Rosenthal boxes if you need that A/C on!! 🔥☀️🔥

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA
#FLuQE #Q493E #NOWCAST
#KP3 #LB1
#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands #VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

Laut #Nowcast 2023 des #WegenerCenter der #UniGraz sind die 🇦🇹 #CO2-Emissionen im letzten Jahr um 7% gesunken! 📉

Der Rückgang ist (noch) getrieben von Einmaleffekten, aber auch der #Strukturwandel nimmt Fahrt auf: #Erneuerbare ☀️💨💦, #Effizienz 💡, #EBike 🚲 reduzieren unsere Abhängigkeit von importierten Fossilen und verbessern die Luftqualität und unsere Gesundheit 🌻
👉 https://www.uni-graz.at/de/neuigkeiten/oesterreichs-treibhausgas-bilanz-fuer-2023
#WissenSchafftKlimaschutz @ccca