Tag: United States
Kamala Harris says she’s not running for office again because the system is ‘broken’
Kamala Harris did something unprecedented last year: She had just 107 days to whip up a winning presidential campaign, the most compressed timeline ever...
The World Reacts to Trump’s Aug. 1 Tariff War
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the global response to new U.S. tariffs, Gaza’s escalating hunger crisis, and former South Korean...
Trump Issues Mixed Messaging on U.S. Israel Policy
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. policy toward Israel, last-minute White House trade measures, and the resignation of Lithuanian Prime...
Is ‘heat dome’ overhyped? Why some meteorologists dislike this term » Yale Climate Connections
Try as you may, you can’t escape heat domes – or at least you can’t escape running into this über-viral term, which has surged into...
The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate » Yale Climate Connections
In a stark juxtaposition, while nearly half of all Americans sweltered under a life-threatening extreme heat wave made several times more likely by climate...
Waste from forest thinning gets new purpose in Northern California » Yale Climate Connections
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Thinning trees and dense brush from a forest can help reduce the risk of severe wildfire.
The brush and branches that are removed are...
15 sources of wildfire smoke forecasts for North America » Yale Climate Connections
We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch or age brought about by human-caused climate change. The occurrence of extreme fire weather...
Trump Acknowledges Mass Hunger Crisis in Gaza
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at evidence of mass starvation in Gaza, Thailand striking a cease-fire deal with Cambodia, and potential...
Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism » Yale Climate Connections
Note from Yale Climate Connections Editor-in-Chief Sara Peach: The defunding of rural radio stations directly affects Yale Climate Connections’ work because our national radio...
Israel Considers ‘Alternative Options’ to Cease-Fire Talks With Hamas
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at mounting pressure for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal, escalating border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, and...
