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Climate Risks Are Driving Up Insurance Premiums Around The US – Visualized

"Concern over the climate crisis may evaporate in the White House from January, but its financial costs are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all."

Source: Guardian, 12/06/2024

Just One Mutation Can Make H5N1 Bird Flu A Threat To Humans: Researchers

"California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human infections and possibly even a pandemic, according to some experts."

Source: LA Times, 12/06/2024
December 18, 2024

Webinar: Together, We Can – How To Move Climate Solutions Forward in 2025

Join Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown, for highlights of the organization's ongoing work across multiple areas, such as standing up for science, climate solutions, supporting those making a difference and spurring others to act, while also previewing what is on the horizon for 2025. 12:00pm ET.

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Experts Study Whale Species So Rare It’s Never Been Seen Alive

"It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved spade-toothed whale hoping to decode decades of mystery."

Source: AP, 12/05/2024

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