Tag: severe weather
US sets record for billion-dollar disasters in a single year, with...
“If we want to reduce the damages from severe weather, we need to accelerate progress on both stopping climate change and building resilience.”
As extreme weather events increase, what are the risks to wildlife?
Last year the United States racked up nearly $100 billion in damages from weather and climate disasters. These events are starting to take their toll on wildlife, too.
18 dead, more than 900 rescued as Florence floods the Carolinas
"The storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now."
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Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells
At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.
Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate lawsuits in unprecedented...
In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.
How decision-making is affected by social conformity
Despite the rise of social media and digital influence, studies suggest that our tendency to conform socially remains unchanged—though brain imaging reveals surprising links between conformity, decision-making, and the orbitofrontal cortex.
Florida to become second state to ban fluoride in public water systems
With a vote of 88-27, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that would ultimately ban fluoride in drinking water. SB 700, also known...
Friends, patriots, countrymen, where are your ears?
See no evil, hear no evil, admit no evil—the close-minded cult of suckered MAGA monkeys.