Wuhan and Coronavirus.

[TripleBee]

You can put me in a Trappist bar any time.
A Belgian one will do. We have 6 in Belgium.

 

[Amarillo]

WG and Amarillo could have an argument about what colour the sky is.

I wouldn't... it's colourless.

 

[larrylamb]

I wouldn't... it's colourless.

15 - Love
awaits response

 

[pjm-84]

A previous neighbour was tactical firearm police officer. Nice guy but not someone I would want backing me up in a military situation, particuarly a sticky one.

 

[WelshGas]

Education for those interested.

The colours of the sky - Encyclopedia of the Environment

Why is the sky blue? Why are the sunsets red? Understand the different phenomena that cause the colour of the sky.

www.encyclopedie-environnement.org

 

[larrylamb]

15 - All

 

[WelshGas]

15 - All

Not at all. @Amarillo is correct. The atmosphere is colourless. It is the scattering of light from the sun, under certain conditions , which gives it a colour.

Pure sea water is colourless, but seems blue because of the absorption of other wavelengths.

Ocean Physics at NASA - NASA Science

NASA’s Ocean Physics program directs multiple competitively-selected NASA’s Science Teams that study the physics of the oceans. Below are details about each

science.nasa.gov

 

[larrylamb]

Not at all. @Amarillo is correct

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[pjm-84]

Thanks that's the first laugh I've had in days. It just keep going.....

 

[larrylamb]

Thanks that's the first laugh I've had in days. It just keep going.....

It's been a strange week to say the least and it's only Wednesday.

 

[Amarillo]

@Amarillo is correct.

I agree with @WelshGas

 

[Amarillo]

Education for those interested.

There's a fascinating link in that article.

In January 2005 I photographed my shadow in the mist below the Glyders (Glyderau), a sub range within Snowdonia. I didn't realise what a rare phenomenon I had captured.

Brocken's amazing spectrum - Encyclopédie de l'environnement

In the mountains, when one side of the sky is clear and the other cloudy, you can see its shadow surrounded by a rainbow circle: it is a Brocken spectrum.

www.encyclopedie-environnement.org

 

[Ch1pbutty]

There's a fascinating link in that article.

In January 2005 I photographed my shadow in the mist below the Glyders (Glyderau), a sub range within Snowdonia. I didn't realise what a rare phenomenon I had captured.
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Brocken's amazing spectrum - Encyclopédie de l'environnement

In the mountains, when one side of the sky is clear and the other cloudy, you can see its shadow surrounded by a rainbow circle: it is a Brocken spectrum.

www.encyclopedie-environnement.org

I saw a similar thing when I was cycling home once in freezing fog at night. Was very freaky!

 

[Velma's Dad]

I agree with @WelshGas

Oh god, all the fixed points in my universe have gone walkabout.

 

[ArunAlec]

Oh god, all the fixed points in my universe have gone walkabout.

Dawning of a new age

 

[WelshGas]

Oh god, all the fixed points in my universe have gone walkabout.

We were bound to agree on something - eventually.

 

[WelshGas]

Coronavirus: Asian nations face second wave of imported cases

There is growing concern that people returning home as borders close could bring the virus with them.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[soulstyledevon]

Coronavirus: Asian nations face second wave of imported cases

There is growing concern that people returning home as borders close could bring the virus with them.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Quite easy to overcome...
Quarantine all people flying into the country wether they display symptoms or not.

 

[Amarillo]

Quite easy to overcome...
Quarantine all people flying into the country wether they display symptoms or not.

China has borders with 14 countries, many of them porous. It cannot seal all its land borders. Some, like Myanmar, have declared their countries Coronavirus free, but in reality it will soon start to ravage their older population with little prospect of proper treatment.

And just wait until it gets into the huge Syrian refugee camps in Turkey and Lebanon.

 

[soulstyledevon]

China can manage its borders effectively if it wants too.
It has the man power especially as the workshops are quiet at the moment.

 

[Velma's Dad]

And just wait until it gets into the huge Syrian refugee camps in Turkey and Lebanon.

More than 90 percent of people displaced by the Syrian conflict are living in non-camp settings, eg in towns and villages in border areas, although that still does leave a lot (about 7-800,000) in camps with all kinds of threats to their health and wellbeing. And the second-order impacts of COVID-19 public health measures will doubtless bear down hardest on the poorest and most marginalised in both refugee and settled populations.

In general around the world, refugee and IDP camp populations tend to have a young age profile. Of course, another debilitating and potentially fatal disease outbreak is still the last thing they need. It also creates yet another barrier to the eventual return of displaced people to their permanent home countries/regions.

(Sorry, it's just one of my pet subjects!)

 

[ArunAlec]

We were bound to agree on something - eventually.

Lost my bet then!

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Carnival Offers Ships to Help with Coronavirus Response

The world’s largest cruise company has offered its laid-up ships to governments and hospitals as they try to combat coronavirus and handle the influx of patients in need of medical...

gcaptain.com

 

[Joker 1299]

I agree with @WelshGas

Mods, can we make this a sticky? This post is groundbreaking! Unprecedented times.

 

[WelshGas]