Esteban Ortiz-Ospina (@eortizospina) • Threads, Say more

Measles cases have hit a record high this year surpassing any other since the contagious virus was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. trib.al/z1EmC…

eortizospina

07/09/25

This is pretty bad. Something people often don’t realise is that measles leaves children vulnerable to other diseases for years ourworldindata.org/measl…

ourworldindata.org

Measles leaves children vulnerable to other diseases for years

geopolitical.guy

08/16/24

China’s Colosal Cement Production! 🧱

Source: Statista Charts (Voronoi)

posts.voronoiapp.com/natur…

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eortizospina

08/17/24

An interesting related fact is that carbon dioxide is produced as a byproduct of a chemical conversion process used in the production of clinker, a component of cement.

So cement production is linked to emissions

Here’s the data on CO2 emissions from cement specifically

harryjstevens

06/07/24

Replying to @harryjstevens

As I've written before, cold kills more people than heat. Less dangerous cold is good.

washingtonpost.com/clima…

But in hotter, poorer countries — where people can least afford AC, where water is scarcer and the power grid shakier — summer heat will grow more dangerous.

3/5

washingtonpost.com

Will global warming make temperature less deadly?

eortizospina

07/02/24

This is an important point. Cold deaths vastly outnumber heat-related ones; but it's actually mostly due to “moderate” rather than extremely cold conditions. Here's a recent article from OWID on this question: ourworldindata.org/part…

ourworldindata.org

How many people die from extreme temperatures, and how this could change in the future: Part one

oradecima

07/01/24

Replying to @ourworldindata

And compared to US 🧐?

eortizospina

07/01/24

Here's the same chart with the US added to it. At the link you can add/remove countries, change timeframe etc ourworldindata.org/graph…

ourworldindata.org

Energy use per person