Interesting. It's called a vaccin to treat melanoma cancer patients.Of course the usual conspiracy theory followers here probably will think it’s a combined effort of big pharma and deep states to inject our bodies with nano bots to control us, but hereby some more info on the studies mentioned anyway:
Trial begins for groundbreaking new personalised melanoma treatment
Researchers at UCLH are trialling a skin cancer immunotherapy that is personalised to each patient's tumourwww.nihr.ac.uk
UK cancer patient joins trial for world's first skin cancer vaccine
Skin Cancer Vaccine: The new Phase 3 clinical trial, being led by UCLH, is evaluating the combination of mRNA-4157 (V940) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) versus a current standard of care (pembrolizumab) as a risk-reducing treatment option for patients with resected high-risk, stage IIB to IV melanoma.health.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Doctors issue warning as one of the most deadly cancers is on the rise in the UK
Climate change is playing a role in the increasewww.independent.co.uk
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The World Meteorological Organization indicates a high probability of neutral conditions continuing from April through June 2025.
Neutral or not, it strikes me the weather is kind of weird. The rainy season takes much longer this year, in places as Jakarta, Bandung and even Bali it has been very wet the last couple of weeks. Normally it should be finished by now.
And in Central Asia it’s extremely hot. Countries as Pakistan, Iraq and China deal with heatwaves and in the UAE they had a staggering 50,4°C. Which can not be said from the north east of the US.
Neutral or not, it strikes me the weather is kind of weird. The rainy season takes much longer this year, in places as Jakarta, Bandung and even Bali it has been very wet the last couple of weeks. Normally it should be finished by now.
And in Central Asia it’s extremely hot. Countries as Pakistan, Iraq and China deal with heatwaves and in the UAE they had a staggering 50,4°C. Which can not be said from the north east of the US.
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Heavy rain and strong wind whole night in our place destroyed some of the rice plants that were ready to be harvested next week. Very sad morning particularly for our "penyakap" and other farmers around us whose paddy field was ready to be harvested.
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From a wine & food blog:
There's a good chance that your wine will come from somewhere else in the future. Recent research shows that drought and heat waves pose a serious threat to vineyards in southern Europe, Europe's largest production area. Countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece could lose up to 90% of their wine regions this century. This is mainly due to rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall due to climate change.
The trend has been visible for some time. The grapes have been harvested 2 to 3 weeks earlier now than 40 years ago. In particular, low-lying areas and coastal areas in Spain, Italy and Greece are at risk if the warming rises above 2°C. Due to too high temperatures and too much drought, fewer grapes grow, there is a greater chance that a disease or fungus will infect the grape and the taste of the grape deteriorates and the alcohol percentage increases. The farmer will therefore be able to sell less wine and that wine is also of poorer quality. Due to these two factors, wine producers in southern Europe will increasingly disappear.
Other wine regions in the world are also suffering from climate change. The researchers expect 20 to 70% of today's vineyards worldwide to disappear. Or more specifically, the researchers expect that due to extreme weather conditions 29% of the vineyards will disappear and 41% may survive, depending on the effectiveness of measures.
Winegrowers can limit the damage. For example, by choosing grape varieties that are more resistant to drought and heat and adapting planting and pruning techniques. Irrigation can offer a solution, but given the growing water shortages, this is only a temporary measure. Despite these possibilities, in some areas, such as southern Spain, the options for adjustments are almost exhausted.
The silver edge of this dark cloud is that climate change creates new wine regions in areas that were previously too cold. In warm countries, you can plant vines at greater altitudes, where the temperature is somewhat lower. Northern countries such as England, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands and even Denmark are also already seeing growth in their wine production. In the United Kingdom, the area of vineyards increased by no less than 400% between 2004 and 2021. French champaign manufacturers are buying land there since the soil seems to be similar.
A quarter of today's cooler wine regions can therefore benefit from a temperature increase of 2 degrees. According to researchers, even more vineyards can be added in Europe than disappear. 40 to 60% more wine could be made in this century. However, the taste of wine lovers will have to change, as the origin of their favorite drink shifts to new places, where other, less well-known or completely newly developed grapes thrive better.
Africa and Asia currently count for a low level of wine production (3.8% and 3.5% respectively). Potential emerging wine regions in Africa include the highlands of Kenya and Ethiopia, where the wine industry is at the early stage of development. In Asia, emerging regions with potential include the northeastern Black Sea coasts, eastern Anotolia and Pamir-Himalayan Mountains.
Overall, depending on the degree of global warming, up to 65% of the traditional Australian vineyards might become climatically unsuitable, whereas wine-producing regions in New Zealand have the potential to expand by 15-60% by the end of the century.
There's a good chance that your wine will come from somewhere else in the future. Recent research shows that drought and heat waves pose a serious threat to vineyards in southern Europe, Europe's largest production area. Countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece could lose up to 90% of their wine regions this century. This is mainly due to rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall due to climate change.
The trend has been visible for some time. The grapes have been harvested 2 to 3 weeks earlier now than 40 years ago. In particular, low-lying areas and coastal areas in Spain, Italy and Greece are at risk if the warming rises above 2°C. Due to too high temperatures and too much drought, fewer grapes grow, there is a greater chance that a disease or fungus will infect the grape and the taste of the grape deteriorates and the alcohol percentage increases. The farmer will therefore be able to sell less wine and that wine is also of poorer quality. Due to these two factors, wine producers in southern Europe will increasingly disappear.
Other wine regions in the world are also suffering from climate change. The researchers expect 20 to 70% of today's vineyards worldwide to disappear. Or more specifically, the researchers expect that due to extreme weather conditions 29% of the vineyards will disappear and 41% may survive, depending on the effectiveness of measures.
Winegrowers can limit the damage. For example, by choosing grape varieties that are more resistant to drought and heat and adapting planting and pruning techniques. Irrigation can offer a solution, but given the growing water shortages, this is only a temporary measure. Despite these possibilities, in some areas, such as southern Spain, the options for adjustments are almost exhausted.
The silver edge of this dark cloud is that climate change creates new wine regions in areas that were previously too cold. In warm countries, you can plant vines at greater altitudes, where the temperature is somewhat lower. Northern countries such as England, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands and even Denmark are also already seeing growth in their wine production. In the United Kingdom, the area of vineyards increased by no less than 400% between 2004 and 2021. French champaign manufacturers are buying land there since the soil seems to be similar.
A quarter of today's cooler wine regions can therefore benefit from a temperature increase of 2 degrees. According to researchers, even more vineyards can be added in Europe than disappear. 40 to 60% more wine could be made in this century. However, the taste of wine lovers will have to change, as the origin of their favorite drink shifts to new places, where other, less well-known or completely newly developed grapes thrive better.
Africa and Asia currently count for a low level of wine production (3.8% and 3.5% respectively). Potential emerging wine regions in Africa include the highlands of Kenya and Ethiopia, where the wine industry is at the early stage of development. In Asia, emerging regions with potential include the northeastern Black Sea coasts, eastern Anotolia and Pamir-Himalayan Mountains.
Overall, depending on the degree of global warming, up to 65% of the traditional Australian vineyards might become climatically unsuitable, whereas wine-producing regions in New Zealand have the potential to expand by 15-60% by the end of the century.
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Currently the prediction is that the rest of 2025 will be ENSO neutral. So not El Niño and not La Niña which are both the extremes in warming and cooling the surface waters of the central and tropical Pacific Ocean.
That doesn’t automatically mean the temperatures can not be extreme; 2025 has been very hot so far. But instead of a global pattern, other regional or local weather and climate patterns have a greater influence.
That doesn’t automatically mean the temperatures can not be extreme; 2025 has been very hot so far. But instead of a global pattern, other regional or local weather and climate patterns have a greater influence.
Concerning the wine.... in 20 years it won't be my problem anymore....
Anyway, the new generation all drink smoothies....
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