1) Extremely strong solar storm could lead to GPS problems, satellites being disabled, the electric grid failing, etc. People could suffer some health effects, especially people who have chronic health issues, e.g. EHS.
Solar Storm Intensifies, Filling Skies With Northern Lights
“A dramatic blast from the sun set off the highest-level geomagnetic storm in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday that is expected to make the northern lights visible as far south as Florida and Southern California and could interfere with power grids, communications and navigations system…
For people in many places, the most visible part of the storm will be the northern lights, known also as auroras. But authorities and companies will also be on the lookout for the event’s effects on infrastructure, like global positioning systems, radio communications and even electrical power.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/science/solar-storm-earth.html or
https://dnyuz.com/2024/05/10/solar-storm-intensifies-filling-skies-with-northern-lights/
Can northern lights solar storms affect your health? Studies have found a surprising link
“An emerging body of research has linked short-term increases in geomagnetic disturbances to a range of adverse health effects, including cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, behavioral diseases and increased total mortality, according to one 2022 study led by Zilli Vieira and published in Science of the Total Environment.”
2) Cell tower proposal for Gabriola Island. A member sent this information for a tower that is just beginning its approval process. It has the place to install it — Church Street behind the fire hall. It’s time now for people to learn more.
Fire District passes Bylaw Allowing it to Enter into Lease Agreement with Rogers for Cell Tower
May 01, 2024 – https://soundernews.com/event/fire-district-public-information-session/
https://www.gabriolafire.ca/meeting-schedule
& https://www.gabriolafire.ca/minutes-agendas
& https://www.gfpidtrustees.com/past-agendas
&
Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District – Bylaw No. 104 – May 01, 2024 – https://www.gabriolafire.ca/_files/ugd/819d7f_de264921529947abacc4ede2ce5bff5f.pdf
3) An article by Patricia Burke with some short awarding-winning videos re. EHS.
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EMF/RF: ‘Remembering Nearfield’ May NYC Film Festival; Irish Film Freequencies; Canada; International EHS Day
Human Rights and Story Telling
“The website “The power of film for storytelling, health and human rights advocacy for the Internews Health Journalism Network quoted Deeyah Khan “What film and stories do is give us a tiny crack where we can each recognise our own humanity in someone else, in that space, we understand each other, and when we understand each other, we care. And once you do that, something better becomes possible.””
4) The many problems associated with providing the energy that our technical world demands, by Katie Singer.
Calling for a National, Three-Year Period of Humility
“If more people acknowledge that our electronic tools take from the Earth faster than it can replenish and waste faster than the Earth can absorb, maybe we could take a collective pause. We could question which manufactured goods are necessary and which ones are not. We could stop ravaging ecosystems, reduce production and consumption. We could have truth and reconciliation parties about our relationship with nature and ask each other for help in living within our bioregion’s ecological limits. We could cultivate humility.
Meanwhile, reports about the technosphere’s harms continue to flood my inbox.”
https://katiesinger.substack.com/p/humility-newsletter
Sharon Noble, Director, Citizens for Safer Tech
“Weather forecast for tonight: dark.” George Carlin
Sent from my wired laptop with no wireless components. PLEASE Practice Safe Tech.