#Disasters

Shruti Sharma

Shruti_2192

[Thread] In a new working paper for @CEIPTechProgram, I trace India’s response to naturally occurring diseases and argue that India needs a full-time agency to deal with biological threats (1/12)https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/12/09/bi

Alyssa

alyssalliterate

I've mentioned this before, but when I was in 4th grade, I missed quite a bit of school because we had back-to-back hurricanes in Florida that year. Schools were closed

Zack Colman

zcolman

NEW: government keeps pumping mortgage money into communities facing climate change danger as risks catch up with the real estate market.Policymakers & government-backed lenders are aware of the problem, but

Diane Swonk

DianeSwonk

I was working on a long thread of all the work I have done on the risk we are going into a double dip recession - we are - and

Unapologetic Conservative 🇨🇦

KHannisse

Really fascinating how this issue has developed over the course of today. Here are some of my thoughts:With regard to the US, it's pretty obvious that some rioters, perhaps from

yakeen

clairress

caitríona balfe as different charities you can support and donate to; a thread help refugees: https://helprefugees.org ”we provide vital aid to people fleeing war, persecution and climate change. we get your

Sunrise Movement 🌅

sunrisemvmt

The fight to avert climate change is rooted in a very fundamental drive: protecting the places we call home.Protecting them from the rising tides, the raging fires, the roiling storms,

Kiri

kiriparr

1/ @BradyHeywood dropped his latest podcast last night and he said I’d love it. https://www.bradyheywood.com.au/podcasts/ My promised commentary follows. 2/ In this podcast, Sean Brady bites off the gnarly

Axel Merk

AxelMerk

Good regulation is designed so that your stupidity doesn't wreck the system. So if you want to knock yourself out trading stuff, go ahead, but the system must protect the

Biko Mandela Gray

BikoMandelaGray

Power went out where we’re staying. Sitting in a car for warmth and to charge my phone. So here’s a thread for everyone: 1. It’s striking how quickly people shift

Paul Virides

PaulVirides

I’ve been asked a lot over the last few months whether I’ll change my career as a result of the pandemic. I won’t be. Here’s why, along with some new

Profe DJ Cloward, M.Ed. #BLM✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🇪🇸🇬🇹🇺🇲

Sra_DJGC

I AM A TEACHER I went to college and graduated from my certification and Master's program with a 4.0 GPA. I endured lots of state testing to prove that I'm

Candela ✟☀️✟

gjrt888

Some of the ghosts, cryptids, gnomes, demons, and other spiritual entities from the folklore/urban legends of the Mediterranean María Cuchilla is said to be a condemned spirit of a young

AUChair2020

AUChair2020

Chair of the @_AfricanUnion HE President @CyrilRamaphosa today received HE President Sahle-Work Zewde of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, who paid a visit to South Africa in her capacity as

Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

CSERCambridge

Up next on Day 3 of #CCCR2020 is Session 5 “Threats without enemies: natural global disasters and their consequences”, with Doug Erwin @smithsonian @sfiscience and Lindley Johnson @NASA, chaired by

Jordan Ginsberg

jordanginsberg

A tradition unlike any other: @Hazlitt's annual Year in Review begins today! First up, the great @dannychau with THE YEAR IN COMPOST, illustrated by @vickinerino:https://hazlitt.net/feature/year-compost Our year in review series

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