Notices by Paul Kedrosky (pkedrosky@sportsmedtwtr.net)

The health effects of persistent exposure to noise is significant and growing:

Lost Sleep and Jangled Nerves: The Rising Onslaught of Noise Harms Mind and Body

https://khn.org/news/article/lost-sleep-and-jangled-nerves-the-rising-onslaught-of-noise-harms-mind-and-body/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=240501051&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9L0-3JbuWLtOc0lPc0SFQr2CAgECQ70CvATk9UKGrSEWQS0yxwhUMTlumZ6cUSye4Tsj0wqBivpFoOJ8nNUx3cy538ng&utm_content=240501051&utm_source=hs_email

The future of skiing in a warming climate:
• High elevation resorts may be able to stay open, but only with massive snowmaking efforts
• Snowmaking water demands will almost double by end of century

Snowmaking in a warmer climate: an in-depth analysis of future water demands for the ski resort Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis (Switzerland) in the twenty-first century
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-022-02394-z

As a related aside, I am reminded that "end of century" sounds far away, but really isn't. It's now almost 2023, so that means 77 years to 2100. Looking backward the same number of years, that was the end of WWII, which shouldn't feel very far away in history.

According to this graphic, Tesla, despite its horrible year, is only in the top five among largest market capitalization losers of 2022. Amazon gets pride of place.

@timbray I guessed around 1,000. What's the correct answer?