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A Doomsday COVID Variant Worse Than Delta and Lambda May Be Coming, Scientists Say

Wed, 2021-08-04 19:44 — mike kraft

A doomsday COVID variant worse than Delta and Lambda may be coming, scientists say Delta has shown how destructive new strains of COVID can get. Scientists fear future mutations of the virus could be even worse: "Delta on steroids." Newsweek

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East Houston nighborhood claims politics caused state to froze them out of federal flood relief funds

Mon, 2021-05-31 20:45 — mike kraft

Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of the East Aldine neighborhood of Houston are tired of their homes flooding during hurricanes and of worrying every time it rains because their streets and waterways don't drain well. AP NEWS

HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of the East Aldine neighborhood of Houston are tired of their homes flooding during hurricanes and of worrying every time it rains because their streets and waterways don’t drain well.

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The Texas power grid failure: fragility and attitudes

Sat, 2021-02-20 12:35 — mike kraft

The grid leaves us powerless The trouble in Texas is a chilling reminder of the fragility of our foundations. Dan Zak Washington Post

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STUDY: Coronavirus Genetic Mutation May Have Made COVID-19 More Contagious

Mon, 2020-11-02 10:52 — mike kraft

It’s Evolving: Coronavirus Genetic Mutation May Have Made COVID-19 More Contagious A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. According to the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal mBIO, that mutation, called D614G, is located in Mike O'Neill SciTechDaily

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Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm

Thu, 2020-10-29 09:45 — mike kraft

Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm KYJOV, Czech Republic (AP) — Soldiers in Poland are giving coronavirus tests. American National Guard troops with medical training are headed to the Czech Republic to work alongside doctors there.... AP NEWS

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America hits highest daily number of coronavirus cases since pandemic began

Fri, 2020-10-23 19:17 — mike kraft

America is poised to enter into its worst stretch yet of the pandemic Hospitalizations are rising so quickly many facilities in the Midwest have already become overwhelmed. And the number of deaths nationally has crested above 1,000 in recent days. William Wan, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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U.S Sees ominous national trend as cases rise in most states

Sat, 2020-10-03 09:50 — mike kraft

Trump’s infection is part of an ominous national trend as cases rise in most states Coronavirus cases are up in 33 states and Puerto Rico, and hospitalizations are rising. Brady Dennis, Joel Achenbach Washington Post

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Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread

Wed, 2020-09-23 19:51 — mike kraft

Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread The largest U.S. genetic study of the virus, conducted in Houston, shows one viral strain outdistancing all of its competitors, and many potentially important mutations. Washington Post

Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.

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