Month: March 2022
28.03.2022
A simpler, more useful way to tax carbon
For most of the 21st century, putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions (either a carbon tax or…
28.03.2022
These Covid-19 vaccine candidates could change the way we make vaccines — if they work
As urgency mounts for a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine, a key question for scientists is whether this pandemic will…
28.03.2022
Hurricane Laura hits Gulf Coast as an “extremely dangerous” storm
The National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Laura will cause “life-threatening storm surge” reaching up to 40 miles…
28.03.2022
What makes California’s current major wildfires so unusual
Wildfires continue burning in California, with unhealthy air from smoke still cloaking some parts of the state. Combined…
28.03.2022
Hurricane Laura: The danger of storm surge, explained
Hurricane Laura made landfall at 1 am ET Thursday in Cameron, Louisiana, as a fierce Category 4 hurricane…
28.03.2022
Hurricane Laura was already a deadly storm before it reached the US
Before Hurricane Laura made landfall in the United States, it had already proved to be a deadly storm…
28.03.2022
Trump asked for fewer Covid-19 tests. Now the CDC is recommending less testing.
A couple of months ago, President Donald Trump said he told federal officials to “slow the testing down,…
28.03.2022
Rapid $1 Covid-19 tests exist. Why can’t we get them?
To get the US pandemic under control, a growing number of health and medical experts are making a…
28.03.2022
How Trump let Covid-19 win
As America, and even his own administration, woke up to the threat of Covid-19, President Donald Trump still…
28.03.2022
Tropical Storm Laura’s flooding and other impacts on the ground: What we know
Tropical Storm Laura, which has been downgraded from a hurricane, made landfall early Thursday morning in Cameron, Louisiana…