CLIMATE CHALLENGESSetting Carbon Management in Stone Published 18 March 2022 Keeping global temperatures within limits deemed safe by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change means doing more than slashing carbon emissions. It means reversing them. And when it comes to carbon storage, some MIT scientists think the best solution is to find the fastest way
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TERRORISMSecret Service’s Research Highlights Mass Violence Motivated by Misogyny Published 17 March 2022 The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released a new analysis highlighting the role of misogyny in targeted violence. The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) released Hot Yoga Tallahassee: A Case Study of Misogynistic Extremism, a new analysis highlighting the
CRYPTO-EXTRMISTSDomestic Extremists and Cryptocurrency Published 17 March 2022 Domestic extremists have been receiving a steady stream of cryptocurrency donations since 2016, and after the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, the extremists’ use of cryptocurrency has spiked, leading many financial services providers to “deplatform” certain extremist groups. Domestic extremists have been receiving a
PATHOGENSTracing the Path of Pathogens after Large-Scale Contamination with Biological Agents Published 17 March 2022 To respond quickly to contamination with a biological agent near a major coastal city, DHS ST and partners have examined the movement of pathogen’ spores, which may be carried downstream by runoff after rainstorms, thereby complicating mitigation and decontamination measures. If
PANDEMICDemographics Alone Do Not Explain COVID-19 Mortality Rates — Place Matters, Too Published 17 March 2022 Many Americans became amateur data scientists during the pandemic, tracking local rates of infection or vaccination to help them decide what activities may or may not be safe. Researchers examined this collected county-level data, and found that different demographic
TEXAS POWERTexas Cold Snap Highlights Need for Improved Power Systems Published 17 March 2022 The greatest demand for electricity in Texas is traditionally during the hottest days of the year, when air conditioners turn on full blast to beat the heat. But in February 2021, an unusually long spell of cold weather took the region
CLIMATE CHALLENGESHurricanes and Other Tropical Cyclones Linked to Rise in U.S. Deaths from Several Major Causes Published 17 March 2022 New study reveals potential hidden deadly cost of climate-related disasters: Injuries, infections, diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Over recent decades, hurricanes and other tropical cyclones in the U.S. were associated with up to
TEXAS POWERTexas Warns Firms They Could Lose State Contracts for Divesting from Fossil Fuels By Emily Hernandez Published 17 March 2022 A new law prohibits the state from contracting with or investing in companies that divest from oil, natural gas and coal companies. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent letters to 19 financial firms Wednesday afternoon to determine whether
UKRAINE WARA Solution to the Ukraine War Emerges Published 16 March 2022 Russian and Ukrainian sources said that both sides now agree that the likely solution to the Ukraine crisis is a neutral Ukraine with its own armed forces, but which is not a member of NATO. The examples of Austria and Sweden have been
UKRAINE WARRussia Enlisting 40,000 Syrian Soldiers, Militia Members to Bolster Russia’s Forces in Ukraine Published 15 March 2022 Russia has told the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad to draw up lists of 40,000 fighters from Syrian army and militias allied with the Syrian military, and put them on standby for deployment in Ukraine. Kurds in
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