You might have heard that mosquitos kill more people than anything else.  Not so.  More than any insect, but not serious enough make the top three.  I asked Google AI about how people most die: "Old age" indirectly kills the most people annually , as age-related non-communicable diseases (like heart disease, stroke, and cancer) cause over 70% of all global deaths . However, if we strictly evaluate biological pathogens, bacteria are the deadliest category , killing roughly 7.7 million people every year (excluding tuberculosis) . [ 1 , 2 ] "Old Age" (Age-Related Diseases) ~41–45+ million Ischemic heart disease (9.5M), Stroke (6.8M), Cancer (10M), Dementia. Bacteria ~9+ million Lower respiratory infections (pneumonia), neonatal sepsis, and Tuberculosis (~1.2M). Viruses ~2–4 million (highly variable) Seasonal influenza, HIV/AIDS (~830K), Hepatitis, and viral pneumonia. (Fluctuates during pandemics like COVID-19). Insects ~700,000 to 1 million Malaria (~670K, tran...

The  Lahaina wildfire lasted less than a day and killed 100 .  Watch a  video .  The Los Angeles County fires are now into Day 5, with 11 confirmed deaths.  However no doubt this number will increase once investigators can check on the results.  While winds have  since the worst diminished, gusts could rise to 70 MPH tonight through the weekend into Monday.   Summary of LAC wildfires: 39,000 acres covered. 12,000 structures destroyed. While 11 have been killed, an additional 13 are missing. Overall, containment is only 11%. At least 153,000 residents are still under evacuation orders. Check NBC News for updates . NASA previously determined that 2023 was the planet's warmest year on record, and this week confirmed that  2024 is now the hottest year  since at least 1880.   Why 1880?  That is when record-keeping began.   Further, Earth is now 2.65 F hotter than the average from 1850 to 1900.   Scarily...