As temperatures soared into the 90s, the heat and humidity hit the concrete in Astoria, Queens, and bounced into the air. People moved along the scorched sidewalk slowly, their clothes drenched with sweat.
Environment
Jun 27, 2024
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it sent shock waves across global supply chains. But manufacturers and other businesses weren't the only ones hit hard: local and international aid organizations, tasked with providing humanitarian ...
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2024
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Social media can be a useful tool for communicating during extreme weather events. Omar Pérez Figueroa, an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examined how Twitter (now X) ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2024
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Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision loss, eye health experts warn.
Space Exploration
Apr 7, 2024
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A new study finds that prosecutors in North Carolina believe "drug-induced homicide" (DIH) laws are effective at both reducing drug overdoses in a community and curtailing the distribution of illicit drugs. These beliefs ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2024
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Coined by the World Health Organization to denote a hypothetical future pandemic, "Disease X" is at the center of a blizzard of misinformation that American conspiracy theorists are amplifying—and profiting from.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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Wildfires blazing across Chile have killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted, with flames continuing to spread on Sunday and the toll expected to rise.
Environment
Feb 4, 2024
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(In this article, aliases are used to protect people's identity.)
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Arianne Teherani has a loud, clear message for the negotiators at COP28: "Climate change is undermining human health, fundamentally, all over the world, right now."
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2023
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After two years of record-breaking heat that brought a surge of deaths and health emergencies, several states have enacted or are considering measures designed to protect residents—with a new focus on younger people whose ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2023
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