SCRAPINGS OF THE DAY – 06/17/24

Some of our national eating habits have been improving a bit, but not for everybody.

Are You Eating Like the Rest of America? How U.S. Diets Have Changed Over 20 Years

New guidelines may allow many people to stop taking statins.

New Cholesterol Guidelines Could Drastically Reduce Statin Use for Millions

Climate change is beginning to effect how banks loan money for mortgages and construction.

https://www.wired.com/story/banks-are-finally-realizing-what-climate-change-will-do-to-housing/?bxid=5bd6730124c17c1048004ec8&bxid=5bd6730124c17c1048004ec8&cndid=31950619&cndid=31950619&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&hasha=f928381c17165d018c0bf4c042428f4f&hasha=f928381c17165d018c0bf4c042428f4f&hashb=2a43bdc929dc1ce4a25d4bf8543452933c28257e&hashb=2a43bdc929dc1ce4a25d4bf8543452933c28257e&hashc=ebe61e290ff5f6dab2702263b67c4c485180ab2deb59e026490fcd63c88404f5&hashc=ebe61e290ff5f6dab2702263b67c4c485180ab2deb59e026490fcd63c88404f5&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_Daily_061724&utm_content=WIR_Daily_061724&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_061724&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_061724&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active

More extreme weather, especially rain, can change the deep underground situation and allow more earthquakes.

MIT Uncovers Weather’s Role in Triggering “Earthquake Swarms”

The server farms that make AI possible are hugely hungry for electricity. Some behind that development say we have to give up on getting off fossil fuels to feed that hunger, regardless of what happens to the environment.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/17/2247069/-The-right-wants-us-to-sacrifice-the-planet-for-AI?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_6&pm_medium=web