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Kate Spade’s suicide is part of a disturbing trend in the US that's getting worse
Hilary Brueck
Business Insider UK 6 June 2018
’Kate Spade’s death has sent shock waves through the fashion community. The prominent designer reportedly hanged herself in her New York apartment on Thursday, leaving behind a chilling note for her 13-year-old daughter.
Spade’s suicide comes amid a troubling, decades-long trend that continues to unfold across US: suicide rates are going up everywhere and for everyone between the ages of 10 and 75.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in 2016 that suicide rates in the US had risen steadily since 1999, with markedly higher increases starting in 2006. By 2014, the US suicide rate was 24% higher than it was in 1999. Suicide rates among men between the ages of 45 and 64 rose 43% in that time period, according to the CDC. Some experts have suggested those spikes could be tied to job and money stresses.
But alarmingly, the number of suicides among young girls between the ages of 10 and 14 tripled in the years the CDC analyzed. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for all US teens and young adults from 10 to 35 years old.
At children’s hospitals across the country, hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts and attempts doubled between 2008 and 2015, according to a study published last month in the journal Pediatrics. The highest increases were seem among teens from 15 to 17 years old.’
9 Ocean Facts You Likely Don’t Know, but Should
Earth is a place dominated by water, mainly oceans. It’s also a place our researchers study to understand life. Trillions of gallons of water flow freely across the surface of our blue-green planet. Ocean’s vibrant ecosystems impact our lives in many ways.
In celebration of World Oceans Day, here are a few things you might not know about these complex waterways.
1. Why is the ocean blue?
The way light is absorbed and scattered throughout the ocean determines which colors it takes on. Red, orange, yellow,and green light are absorbed quickly beneath the surface, leaving blue light to be scattered and reflected back. This causes us to see various blue and violet hues.
2. Want a good fishing spot?
Follow the phytoplankton! These small plant-like organisms are the beginning of the food web for most of the ocean. As phytoplankton grow and multiply, they are eaten by zooplankton, small fish and other animals. Larger animals then eat the smaller ones. The fishing industry identifies good spots by using ocean color images to locate areas rich in phytoplankton. Phytoplankton, as revealed by ocean color, frequently show scientists where ocean currents provide nutrients for plant growth.
3. The ocean is many colors.
When we look at the ocean from space, we see many different shades of blue. Using instruments that are more sensitive than the human eye, we can measure carefully the fantastic array of colors of the ocean. Different colors may reveal the presence and amount of phytoplankton, sediments and dissolved organic matter.
4. The ocean can be a dark place.
About 70 percent of the planet is ocean, with an average depth of more than 12,400 feet. Given that light doesn’t penetrate much deeper than 330 feet below the water’s surface (in the clearest water), most of our planet is in a perpetual state of darkness. Although dark, this part of the ocean still supports many forms of life, some of which are fed by sinking phytoplankton.
5. We study all aspects of ocean life.
Instruments on satellites in space, hundreds of kilometers above us, can measure many things about the sea: surface winds, sea surface temperature, water color, wave height, and height of the ocean surface.
6. In a gallon of average sea water, there is about ½ cup of salt.
The amount of salt varies depending on location. The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean, for instance. Most of the salt in the ocean is the same kind of salt we put on our food: sodium chloride.
7. A single drop of sea water is teeming with life.
It will most likely have millions (yes, millions!) of bacteria and viruses, thousands of phytoplankton cells, and even some fish eggs, baby crabs, and small worms.
8. Where does Earth store freshwater?
Just 3.5 percent of Earth’s water is fresh—that is, with few salts in it. You can find Earth’s freshwater in our lakes, rivers, and streams, but don’t forget groundwater and glaciers. Over 68 percent of Earth’s freshwater is locked up in ice and glaciers. And another 30 percent is in groundwater.
9. Phytoplankton are the “lungs of the ocean”.
Just like forests are considered the “lungs of the earth”, phytoplankton is known for providing the same service in the ocean! They consume carbon dioxide, dissolved in the sunlit portion of the ocean, and produce about half of the world’s oxygen.
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