Researchers Find that E-Scooters Are a Fun, Easy Way to Go to the ER
picture alliance/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In September 2017, Tarak Trivedi, an emergency room doctor, and Catherine Lerer, a personal injury attorney, started seeing electric scooters everywhere. Santa Monica, California, where they live, was the first city where the scooter company Bird rolled out its rechargeable two-wheelers, which…
While Trump Fiddles, More Americans Than Ever Are Worried About Climate Change
stockstudioX/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans’ concerns about climate change have surged to record levels, new polling shows, following a year marked by devastating storms, wildfires and increasingly dire warnings from scientists. A total…
Climate Change Is Even Worse for Our Health Than We Thought
This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change could take a greater toll on global health than previously estimated. That’s according to a new report published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article, along with an editorial published in the same issue, calls on health professionals to lead…
For 20 Years, US Carbon Emissions Have Been Dropping. Last Year, They Spiked.
Brown coal power plant emission.Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. The signals are blaring: Dramatic changes to our climate are well upon us. These changes — we know thanks to a steady drumbeat of alarming official reports over the past 12 months —…
In Angola, Conservationists Make the Case for a Massive New National Park
The east-central and southeastern section of Angola, including the province of Cuando Cubango, was home to Jonas Savimbi, who led the U.S.-backed UNITA faction. UNITA, now a political party, draws its support from this region, and at times the place can feel almost like an independent country. Costa says that when she was growing up…
This Virtual Reality Video Will Show You Why Ice Storms Can Be So Deadly
This story was originally published by the Weather Channel. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the threat of Winter Storm Harper looms over the Midwest and Northeast, public officials from Kansas to Vermont have begun preparations for heavy snow and treacherous travel conditions. Meteorologist Jim Cantore, using the Weather Channel’s Immersive Mixed Reality technology,…