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Climate and Weather October 8, 2024

Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice

by Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, North Carolina State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding…

Opinion October 3, 2024

The Atlanta Area Is Not Safe From Hurricanes Anymore

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As Atlanta and Asheville learned last week, they’re no longer insulated from climate change in general, or hurricanes in particular….

Climate August 15, 2024

How back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells about risks in a warming world

by Tracy Kijewski-Correa, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything….

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Climate and Weather August 14, 2024

If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

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Sports July 29, 2024

Sports in extreme heat: Warning signs of heat illness and how high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices

by Samantha Scarneo-Miller, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] High school sports teams start practices soon in what has been an extremely hot…

People walking and cycling on a suburban street

Climate July 11, 2024

Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible

by Ron Barrett, Macalester College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strange as it may seem, early germ theorists could tell us a lot about today’s…

NOAA map of Hurricane Beryl's trajectory

Climate July 8, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

by Brian Tang, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly…

Climate change July 8, 2024

Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclists and anyone spending time outdoors: 6 tips for staying safe

by Susan Yeargin, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When summer starts with a stifling heat wave, as many places are seeing…

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Climate and Weather July 6, 2024

Heat advisory noon-8 PM for Georgia Saturday: Heat index could hit 109°

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Saturday, July 6, for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia. Scorching heat indices of 100 to…

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Climate June 27, 2024

Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it

by Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Jeffrey Basara, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The heat wave that left more than 100 million people…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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