This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate disasters started early in 2020—and kept on coming. The catastrophic fires in Australia in early 2020 were a holdover from 2019, but they were soon followed by flooding in Indonesia, a super cyclone…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s hard to imagine navigating modern life without a mobile phone in hand. Computers, tablets and smartphones have transformed how we communicate, work, learn, share news and entertain ourselves. They…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blindness is a major public health issue, both in India and across the world. It is estimated that 1.1 billion people globally live with a vision impairment and that 90 percent of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The effects of the changing climate are already being felt, and by 2050, between 600 million and one billion people could be impacted by lethal heat waves. According to recent McKinsey…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Now that the vaccines are arriving, people are starting to dream. They say things like, “The second everyone in my family is vaccinated, we’re going on a big trip to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One year ago, only 26 video visits with University of Michigan mental health providers had happened in nearly six months, compared with more than 30,000 in-person visits. But Jennifer Severe,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If all had gone according to plan, the Constitution pipeline would be carrying fracked gas 124 miles from the shale gas fields of Pennsylvania through streams, wetlands, and backyards across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many Americans appear to be experiencing cautious optimism about the role that vaccines could play in ending the pandemic. But recent public opinion research suggests that 29% to 37% of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As changing weather patterns driven by global warming have extended California’s wildfire season and increased the intensity and size of the infernos burning across the state, residents who don’t take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia — the heart of an eco-friendly region that’s frequently dubbed Cascadia — consider themselves a global leader on climate action. The three governments set some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Donald Trump’s administration had projected 20 million people would be vaccinated by the end of December. The US is at 4.8 million first-dose vaccinations as of Tuesday, missing its 2020 goal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To combat vaccine misinformation at home and around the globe, we must build trust. Dr. Heidi J. Larson founded the Vaccine Confidence Project to monitor global public confidence in immunization programs by…