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Can giving the ocean an antacid help slow climate change?

Can giving the ocean an antacid help slow climate change?

The strategy is inspired by the natural process of chemical weathering of rocks, where rain, which is slightly acidic, “weathers” or erodes the surface of rocks and minerals, and then transfers that alkalinity to the ocean through runoff. .. It is a process that occurs with or without human intervention, but on geological time scales. “We need something much faster than nature can generate at the moment,” Rau said. According Dear All by the National Academies of Sciences, even if the global community meets its emissions reduction targets, by 2050 it will still need to remove an additional 10 gigatonnes…
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New Mexico election official accused of ethics

New Mexico election official accused of ethics

A county clerk in New Mexico abused the power of her office and violated the law in the run-up to the 2022 election, a state agency alleged in court this week, alleging the clerk deleted and mishandled mid-term ballots. period; drugs sought, obtained and discussed; and even deployed a Taser near a coworker.The complaint also alleges that Yvonne Otero, a Republican elected as Torrance County Clerk in 2020, violated election procedures related to certifying voting machines, alluded to sexual intercourse and cocaine use during work hours, and threatened employees, before he finally stopped doing his job in the fall. before…
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Tiger Woods announces his return to the golf course, will play in the Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods announces his return to the golf course, will play in the Genesis Invitational

Fifteen times major champion Tiger Woods will return to the golf course next week at the Genesis Invitational. Woods announced Friday on Twitter that he is prepared to play in his first PGA event of the year. Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, prepare to tee off the third hole during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament in Orlando, Florida on December 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)"I'm ready to play a REAL PGA Tour event next week [at The Genesis Invitational]Woods wrote. TIGER WOODS' SON CHARLIE REJECTS LEGENDARY FATHER OVER HIS GAME OF GOLFIt will be Woods'…
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Mississippi Hit by 900% Increase in Babies Treated for Congenital Syphilis

Mississippi Hit by 900% Increase in Babies Treated for Congenital Syphilis

JACKSON, Miss. — The number of babies in Mississippi receiving treatment for Congenital syphilis it has risen more than 900% in five years, wiping out the progress the nation's poorest state had made in nearly quelling what experts say is an avoidable public health crisis. The rise in cases has put newborns at greater risk of life-threatening harm in a state already home to the worst infant mortality rate in the country.In 2021, 102 newborns in Mississippi received treatment for the sexually transmitted disease, up from 10 in 2016, according to an analysis of hospital billing data shared by Dr.…
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