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Pollutants and contaminants affect food supply from farm to plate

November 02, 2022 -

Some of these occur naturally in the environment (plant toxins), while others are artificially induced by humans (whether intentional or accidental). The different phases of food processing, packaging, transportation and storage are also significant contributors to food contamination. (Related: 4 most dangerous toxins deliberately and secretly infused into our food supply.)

Here are some hazardous adulterants or impurities and their health implications:Persistent ...

WAR ON APPLIANCES: Energy Department announces NEW RULES for air conditioners and air cleaners

March 29, 2023 -

According to a March 23 press release by the DOE, it has already finalized new energy-efficient standards for window air conditioners and portable air cleaners. It argued that the new rules will "save American families and consumers approximately $1.5 billion per year on their electricity bills."

Moreover, the DOE claimed that the new guidelines will "significantly cut pollution" by reducing "harmful carbon dioxide emissions by 106 million metric tons over 30 years."

The ...

Global air pollution index calls Chicago’s air quality the WORST IN THE WORLD due to Canadian wildfire smoke

July 02, 2023 - air pollutants in the city make it hard to identify exactly why Chicago has such bad air quality, in spite of other cities experiencing similar problems.Poor air quality expected to last for several more days in northern US

Parts of the Northern United States, including around the Great Lakes region, are expected to have poor air quality for "the next few days" thanks to a low-pressure system, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service is ...

Canadian wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality in US cities

June 22, 2023 -

The smoke started moving into Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota earlier in the month, and the wind had carried high-altitude smoke south into cities like Oklahoma and all the way east into Pennsylvania and New York City. The thickest smoke from the Canadian wildfires stretched from southern Minnesota to Central Ohio.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-EAST weather satellite spotted ...

Backlash as Air Force tweets image of soldier SALUTING LGBTQ+ flag

June 09, 2023 -

(Article by Steve Watson republished from Summit.news)

The image shows a silhouetted individual throwing up a salute along with the rainbow, black and brown and trans colours and the Air Force seal.

The gender of the individual isn’t clear, but it is clearly a depiction of a uniformed service member.

The caption reads “June is #PrideMonth! The Department of the Air Force proudly recognizes and celebrates generations of LGBTQI+ service members and their contributions ...

China sends 18 nuke-capable bombers into Taiwan’s air defense zone

December 16, 2022 -

Taiwan continues to live under the perpetual threat of invasion of  China, which views the self-ruled Democratic island nation as part of its territory to be taken one day. Beijing has boosted military, diplomatic and economic pressure since the 2016 election of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who rebuffs its position that the island is part of China.

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said in a regular update on Tuesday morning that a total of 29 People's ...

Experts expect surge in air travel this Thanksgiving holiday despite hefty airfares

November 25, 2022 -

The Transportation Security Administration is looking to screen more than 2.5 million passengers the Sunday after the national holiday, which is a little higher than screenings at airport checkpoints the same day last year.

According to AAA travel agency, nearly 55 million Americans will take to the roads, skies and rails, with air travel recovering to about 99 percent of the 2019 levels before the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

In this regard, airports ...

China luring ex-RAF pilots to help train the PLA Air Force

October 21, 2022 -

"We are taking decisive steps to stop Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt active-duty and former RAF pilots to train People's Liberation Army (PLA) personnel in the People's Republic of China," a MOD spokesperson told CNBC in a statement on Oct. 18.

According to a report by BBC News, around 30 former military pilots are thought to have gone to train members of China's PLA Air Force.

"It is a lucrative package that is being offered to people," said ...

Food preservation 101: A step-by-step guide to air-drying fruits

October 07, 2022 -

This option is great for preppers who don't want to buy equipment for food prep or those looking for an alternative food preservation method that will still work even after SHTF and the grid goes down. (h/t to ModernSurvivalOnline.com)

Some may consider food dehydration a modern practice made possible by modern gadgets and factory production, but you can do the same thing at home with common tools.

With this method, you don't need fancy and expensive gadgets. ...

Study: Air pollution could be linked to antibiotic resistance and infectious bacterial diseases

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Details of the study were published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health. Antibiotic resistance and air pollution

With the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the whole world experienced the terrifying potential of new diseases to infect many people. The role that environmental changes play in worsening new diseases also became clear.

While research about the links between these factors is still ongoing, findings from recent studies suggest that there are ...

Ways to keep indoor air clean when there’s wildfire smoke in your area

June 14, 2023 - air pollutants.

Watch the following video to learn how to keep your air quality safe as Canada's wildfire smoke spreads.

This video is from the Daily Videos channel on Brighteon.com.More related stories:

Wildfire plumes worldwide are contributing to ozone pollution and harming air quality.

Just one day of bad air can negatively affect children's health, caution scientists.

Report: 4 in 10 Americans breathe polluted air.

Sources ...

Report – Ukraine to run out of anti-air missiles by end of May

April 12, 2023 -

The leaked reports from the Department of Defense have revealed that Ukraine is running out of anti-aircraft missiles, specifically for the nation's Soviet-era S-300 and Buk surface-to-air missile systems, which make up around 89 percent of the country's air defense capabilities. (Related: Defense Department to boost production of artillery ammunition by 500% for Ukraine… but will take two years just to build the new factories.)

After more than a year of war, the Ukrainian ...

Air Force general warns US will be at war with China by 2025

January 31, 2023 -

Gen. Mike Minihan, head of U.S. Air Mobility Command, said the scheduled events of 2024 will likely embolden Chinese President Xi Jinping to launch an all-out conflict over Taiwan in 2025. (Related: Think tank: America's defense industry is not prepared for a war with China over Taiwan.)

"I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight in 2025," wrote Minihan in a private memo to his top subordinates obtained by NBC News.

Minihan pointed out that both Taiwan ...

China launches massive air, sea military exercise in practice run to invade Taiwan

January 10, 2023 -

The latest evidence for this came in the form of massive military exercises involving fighter and bomber aircraft as well as dozens of warships, according to reports on Sunday.

Chinese state-owned media Global Times posted on Twitter: "BREAKING: PLA Eastern Theater Command held cross-service joint alert patrol & combat drills in waters, aerial areas around Taiwan island on Sunday focusing on land attack, sea assault, in a move countering collusion between external forces ...

Ukraine is running out of air defense missiles amid Russian aerial bombing campaign

October 27, 2022 -

At the heart of Ukraine's aerial defenses are older anti-aircraft systems that they inherited following the collapse of the Soviet Union, which makes them at least 30 years old, if not more. Despite their age, they have proven effective against incoming Russian projectiles.

The deputy commander of a battalion in the Kiev region, Vladimir Kliman, said that although his unit has never missed a target in the conflict, the country does not have enough of these systems to ...

MORE, MORE, MORE! Zelensky calls on West to provide Ukraine with air defense systems

2 months ago -

"Ukraine needs a full-fledged sky shield," he posted on Twitter. "This is the only way to defeat Russian missile terror. We have already shown that we can shoot down even the Russian missiles that the terrorists boasted about."

"Thanks to the help of our partners and the air defense systems provided to Ukraine, our defenders of the sky have saved thousands of lives. But we need more air defense systems for our entire territory, for all our cities and [all our] communities....

DON’T INHALE: Sewage from Tijuana is leaching into the air, water around San Diego

March 07, 2023 -

The study discovered bacteria associated with sewage in sea-spray aerosols at Imperial Beach, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

“Once pollutants become airborne that just means so many more people can be exposed to those pollutants,” said Kim Prather, the principal investigator on the study and director of the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment at Scripps. “It extends well beyond just people going to the beach or getting in the ...

East Palestine air has higher-than-normal concentrations of 9 toxic chemicals, experts find

March 03, 2023 -

However, experts from Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have found that the air in East Palestine contains higher-than-normal concentrations of nine potentially harmful chemicals.

According to scientists, if the chemicals persist at the current levels, they could cause long-term health issues for residents. This finding directly contradicted EPA's persistent claim that the area's air quality is secure and "there is nothing to worry about at all." The EPA had ...

Japan, India launch first joint air combat drills amid growing threat posed by China

January 24, 2023 -

The exercises, known as "Veer Guardian 2023," were conducted by members of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and took place at the Hyakuri Air Base, the closest military air base to Tokyo. The exercises conclude on Jan. 26 and involve multi-domain air combat missions and exchanges of expertise on a variety of operational aspects.

The JASDF contingent in the drills features four domestically-manufactured F-2 and F-15 fighters each, ...

China building space weapons to attack U.S. “ground, sea, or air targets from orbit”

December 08, 2022 -

The Pentagon released a report last week, in its annual report to Congress on the Chinese military, that is filled with terms like anti-satellite missiles, lasers, jammers, orbiting killer robots, and cybertools. All of this futuristic-sounding technology is meant to "blind and deafen" a war enemy, the U.S. government claims.

"The [People's Liberation Army] continues to acquire and develop a range of counter-space capabilities and related technologies, including kinetic-kill ...