Shots – Health News : NPR

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How COVID-19 Attacks The Brain And May, In Severe Cases, Cause Lasting Damage : Shots – Health News : NPR

Many patients who are hospitalized for COVI-19 are discharged with symptoms such as those associated with a brain injury. These include "forgetfulness that impairs their ability to function," de Erausquin says. "They complain about trouble with organizing their tasks, and that entails things such as being able to prepare a meal."

But COVI-19 also appears to produce many other brain-related symptoms ranging from seizures to psychosis, a team reports in the Jan. 5 issue of the journal Alzheimer's & ementia. The team, which included de Erausquin, says severe COVI-19 may even increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

COVID is such bad news, especially for the more unlucky. Hopefully though soon the vaccine will be widespread, and we will be getting back to the process of normality.

You may noticed that I have been doing many interactive maps on the blog lately using leafletjs

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You may noticed that I have been doing many interactive maps on the blog lately using leafletjs. Here are the data sources used for these maps, you can also use them in your favorite GIS program, including the free, open source Quantum GIS.

Web Map Services:

These services can be used in QGIS or other mapping program under the WMS mapping section.

USGS National Map Modern Topographic: https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSTopo/MapServer/WMSServer?’ layers: ‘0’

USGS National Map Modern Topographic (Aerial Photos Underlain): https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSImageryTopo/MapServer/WMSServer?  layers: ‘0’
         
USGS Aerial Photos (National Agriculture Imagery Program): https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer/WMSServer?’  layers: ‘0’

NY Aerial Orthophoto, taken 2014-2019: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer? layers: ‘0,1,2,3,4’

NY Aerial Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads (DOQQs), taken from 1994-1998. http://orthos.its.ny.gov/arcgis/services/wms/napp/MapServer/WMSServer? layers: ‘0’

Vermont Aerial Photos: https://maps.vcgi.vermont.gov/arcgis/services/EGC_services/IMG_VCGI_CLR_WM_CACHE/ImageServer/WMSServer?’ layers: ‘0’

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Aerial (2018) https://imagery.pasda.psu.edu/arcgis/services/pasda/PEMAImagery2018/MapServer/WMSServer? layers: ‘0’

Pennsylvania NAIP Imagery (2019). https://imagery.pasda.psu.edu/arcgis/services/pasda/NAIP2019/MapServer/WMSServer?  layers: ‘0’

Tile Map Services

These services can be used in QGIS or other mapping program under the XYZ tiles section of the program. They require you include a brief citation on any final rendered product, acknowledging the source.

Open Street Map: https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png     
Open Topo Map: https://{s}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
USGS DRG (Traditional Topographic): https://caltopo.s3.amazonaws.com/topo/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

Protests Halt Congress’ Electoral Count: Live Updates : NPR

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Shots Fired As Far-Right Insurrectionists Storm U.S. Capitol : Protests Halt Congress’ Electoral Count: Live Updates : NPR

The U.S. Capitol was engulfed in chaos on Wednesday, as supporters of President Trump, responding to his call to head there, breached the complex, resulting in violence in the seat of America's federal government.

The surreal and dangerous scene interrupted proceedings in the House and Senate, as members of Congress were taking up President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

Map Examples

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Map Examples

Here you can find a selection of maps created with QGIS. These maps come from the QGIS maps - lickr Group.

Map makers show off their creativity and the map making capabilities of QGIS:

Click on an image to see author and more information about the maps.

GIS Resources

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DAMWeather: GIS Resources

Here's a list of resources I use to make my maps. If you see anything in my maps that I don't have listed here, shoot me an email and ask where I got it from. If it's freely available, I'll be happy to send along a link or point you in the right direction.

Some of the files (like the WPC's percentile forecasts) are listed in .grb format, which requires the National Weather Service's tkdegrib program to convert into a usable file. The link is at the very bottom of this page.