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Month: August 2021

On the cusp of cooler drier weather

Today the dew points remain very high, but northwesterly winds kick in this evening to help thin out the dew points and humidity values by tomorrow. The jet Stream should encourage drier air across SoCal. Dew points will drop modestly this afternoon, but more so into tomorrow. Breezy conditions tonight and tomorrow will also help

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Studies show White people still dominate health care spending in US, despite efforts to even out disparities

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Two new studies published Tuesday show White people dominate health care spending across the United States, despite decades of efforts to equalize health care access. The studies, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, show per-person health care spending increased with age for every racial and ethnic group, but

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Child Covid-19 cases have ‘steadily increased’ since the beginning of July, AAP says, with 121,000 new cases last week

By Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 121,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the last week, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. After declining in early summer, child cases have “steadily increased” since the beginning of July. From August 5 to August 12, a total of 121,427 child

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