As flash flood risks rise, protecting Americans in a warming climate only gets harder
Keeping people safe in a warming climate only gets harder. Intensifying rainfall and deadly flash floods across the country are just the latest examples. Communities from Missouri to Virginia are coping with horrific loss and only beginning to assess the recent flood damages. Resources to help them are already stretched thin. Support agencies and their staffs are constant
Read MoreDeSantis suspends state attorney for refusing to enforce laws on abortion, transgender surgery
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Thursday for “neglect of duty” after the prosecutor refused to enforce bans on abortion and transgender surgery. “When you flagrantly violate your oath of office, when you make yourself above the law, you have violated your duty, you have neglected your duty and you are displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform those duties,” DeSantis said at a news conference in the county sheriff’s office. “And so today we
Read MoreTo make US more cyber-resilient, government and business need far greater collaboration
Cybercrime is now so ubiquitous that the question is not when an attack will occur on a business, individual, or government — It’s whetherthe victim is resilient enough to deal with the consequences. Recent events have only intensified the cyber threats. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the world has monitored global digital networks’ security with heightened awareness. To date, the most disruptive Russian attacks, centered on
Read MoreCoral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef highest in decades
Part of the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its highest coral cover on record, according to an annual report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, though the reef still faces risks. The report found that fast-growing corals in the central and northern parts of the reef have helped the areas increase hard coral cover to 33 and 36 percent respectively, a 36-year high for both zones. The researchers attributed this change to low heat stress and fe
Read MoreNewsom calls on film producers to shoot in California in wake of Roe ruling
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) urged producers to shoot films in the state instead of others that have passed anti-abortion laws, promising tax credits to those that move. Newsom said in a tweet on Wednesday that he is launching an ad to push the film industry to choose to protect their workers instead of supporting “anti-abortion states that rule with hatred.” Newsom’s offer comes in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wad
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