by Daniel Brouse February 22, 2023 For years climate scientists have been trying to develop models for the real estate market impacted by rising sea levels. Florida is proving to be a microcosm of coastal real estate. “Everybody thinks this is a God-given sea level,” Harold Wanless, who heads the University of Miami’s geology department […]
Category Archives: Science
Real Estate Underwater: Displacement and Climate Refugees
COVID: Hypertension, Heart-disease Risk Soars
by Daniel Brouse There have been many documented cases of Sars-Cov-2 causing heart problems including Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart.) Johns Hopkins Medicine says, “Coronavirus infection also affects the inner surfaces of veins and arteries, which can cause blood vessel inflammation, damage to very small vessels and blood clots, all of which can compromise blood […]
Economic Update: Inflation, Interest Rates, AI, Consumer Spending, Climate Change, and Fiscal Policy
by Daniel Brouse February 3, 2023 This article is about the economic conditions up to 2023 and a forecast for the foreseeable future. It helps to understand fiscal and monetary polices prior to reading the following. In 2022 and 2023, the Federal Reserve raised their interest rates charged to other banks 4.75 percent in an […]
COVID-19: Increased Risk of Autoimmune Diseases
by Daniel Brouse Not only is COVID-19 known to cause immune system disorders, post-COVID also increases the risk of autoimmune disease. There are multiple ways COVID has been shown to weaken the immune system (Immunocompromised) including: Destruction of Good Gut Bacteria Resulting in a Compromised Immune System, Dysfunctional Kynurenine Pathway, Down Regulating NAD+, Up Regulating IDO, […]
Climate Change and Cigarette Litigation
by Daniel Brouse 2016 and 2023 In 2016, I had said: What will create the change needed? The oil industry is going to be like the tobacco industry. The consumers are going to claim they were misled about the dangers of burning fossil fuels and will file lawsuits against the oil companies. You will not […]
COVID-19 Compromises Your Immune System (Immunocompromised)
By Daniel Brouse SARS-CoV-2 and the results of COVID-19 cause long-term immune system dysfunction. That is to say COVID results in a compromised immune system. * SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell’s response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in […]
Green Energy Technology Stocks
WARNING: an investor should become familiar with their rights and responsibilities as an owner PRIOR to investing. This is a beginner-intermediate level climate and investor activist portfolio. Stocks are not listed in any particular order. Some of the best performing stocks are not listed because of their questionable environmental impact, business ethics, and country of […]
Managed Retreat: Relocating Due to Climate Change Extreme Weather Events
The Politico article Dream homes and disasters: Is the government ready to confront climate risk? explains the need for “Managed Retreat”. “The fact that official Washington is finally addressing the concept of some areas being too vulnerable to insure is noteworthy….” “For decades, lawmakers and federal agencies in Washington, D.C., have resisted taking harsh action […]
COVID-19: reinfection increases risks of death, hospitalization and damage to multiple organs
The study Acute and postacute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection was published in the Journal Nature. * The evidence shows that reinfection further increases risks of death, hospitalization and damage to multiple organ systems * COVID exacerbates underlying conditions including pulmonary, cardiovascular, hematological, diabetes, gastrointestinal, kidney, mental health, musculoskeletal and neurological disorders First infection with […]
Global Carbon Budget 2022
The Global Carbon Budget 2022 was published by Earth System Science Data. The report says if emissions aren’t brought down, the world will use up its 1.5-degree-Celsius carbon budget — the amount of CO2 we can emit and stay within 1.5C — within nine years. After go beyond 1.5C the amount of tipping points crossed […]