#Mitigation

The Wisconsin state Assembly is scheduled to take up a resolution this morning to end the state's mask mandate -- the only statewide mitigation effort in place. The plan to
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What non-pharmaceutical policy tools do governments have to combat the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis?1/8#EconTwitter Mask mandates are a low-hanging fruit (yet to be adopted in all US states).
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Steeling myself with a strong coffee to sit down and read major new report on avoiding dangerous #climatechange (@IPCC_CH #SR15, available here: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/ ). My takes to follow (1/n) As always,
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Students are coming back to campus and their college dashboards are starting to show COVID-19 case increases. It is easy to get worried about the numbers rising. HOWEVER, there are
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THREAD: What is the latest in climate?Concentrations of CO₂, CH₄, & N₂O continued to increase in 2019 & 2020, reaching 150%, 260%, & 120% above pre-industrial. https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/united_in_science 2. Preli
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I want to dig a little deeper into the comment by @Sdimaso regarding the “values” of the Murphy Administration. My initial response to it was visceral but lacked detail. So,
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Our cases are growing, leading to some big steps to slow the spread. Each step addresses areas that our data tells us are driving the spike: mostly adults from multiple
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THREAD: General thoughts and observations interviewing 125 different people in the betting world.(1/17) Know Your LimitationsBetween (1) analysis/handicapping, (2) bet execution and (3) bankroll management, be able to identify your
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What kind of development problem is COVID-19? THREAD on crisis, inequality, multi-directional learning, global value chains, digitalisation, debt, climate change & future research agendas for development studiesbased on new @WorldDevJou
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Some really important publications about school re-opening during a pandemic over the first few days.A thread, and some musings.PLEASE READ MY WHOLE THREAD BEFORE THROWING STONES. Let me start by
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It’s pupillage season with the Gateway opening. I’m not on the pupillage committee at @5SAHLaw but I do deal with mini-pupillages. This is a thread for aspiring barristers applying for
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Hey prescribed fire twitter, I want to talk about risk and liability for a minute. Clearly we need to address these so we can keep boasting a great track record
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Good thread on just how bad things are in the UK and how likely it is they'll get significantly worse.https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1344333612347494401 On what the government is thinking and what evidence they're
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Just your friendly reminder that the notion we have to replace current energy supply levels with low-carbon sources is a fossil fuel industry talking point, which purposefully ignores (1) efficiency
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Anecdotally, I had heard that the pandemic was hitting China’s migrants much harder; this research by @kamwchan and team shows worst fears confirmed.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15387216.2020.1791726#.XxJEdL_FUt1.twitter 2
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The American Academy of Pediatric *finally* weighs in on schools."the AAP strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students
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