"Never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end - which you can never afford to lose - with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
To me, it rings true right now.
Shared by @aruby_ on @apoorva_nyc's post.
Found these pics of two tornadoes near Longview, AB in 2016 on my old computer.
To this day, one of the most strongly-rotating storms I've seen, and one of the bigger Alberta tornadoes. Would have documented this differently today!
@lightningmanAB@p_yhoward
#weatherpicofday
Bowl-shaped Funnel Tornadoes:
-15 May 2003 Stratford, TX
-8 April 2015 Medicine Lodge, KS
-11 June 2005 Wayside, TX
-17 June 2009 Aurora, NE
w/ @JustonStrmRider
& @StormgasmJim
Fresh snow after the numerous snowfalls yesterday and today over the National Park of Monti Picentini, Jan 18th. Thanks to Angelo Concilio for the report - posted with permission.
'These aren’t my grandparents on the ward here, these are school-aged children’s mums and dads on this ward.'
Dr Andy Barlow, a Consultant Respiratory Physician, tells ITV News of the 'impact of breaking a few little rules'
itv.com/news/2021-01-18/covi…
This is the problem many of us have been concerned about - immune escape from new SARS-CoV-2 variants in addition to their increased transmission. In this case, in a quick (single?) evolutionary 'jump'.
No way to sugar coat it - this is not good news.
Great summary ~40mins in.
Preliminary data from South Africa suggests that the novel variant 501.V2 wasn't recognised by antibodies in 21/44 serum samples collected from people infected in the first wave - worth watching today's presentation for more info & caveats invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=Ja_tLG8C…