2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
United States Of America (US)
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COVID-19 Stimulus Package For The Food System
<p>Through no fault of their own, farmers, ranchers, fishermen and all food producers are facing a crisis unlike any they have ever seen, encountering new threats to their production and markets sparked
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The 2020 U.S. energy & employment report
<p>The U.S. Energy & Employment Report provides a unique window on the people who meet the nation’s energy needs, and identifies important trends and skill sets for the 21st Century energy workforce.</p><a
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Conscientious vaccination exemptions in kindergarten to eighth-grade children across Texas schools from 2012 to 2018: A regression analysis
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As conscientious vaccination exemption (CVE) percentages rise across the United States, so does the
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Low-Carbon Transition Strategies for the Southeast United States
<p>This report explores unique opportunities and challenges for the Southeast region (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) in the broader context of the transformative
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Global Data Access for Solving Rare Disease: A Health Economics Value Framework
<p>Rare diseases have been an increasing area of focus as three waves have converged in recent years: the continuing innovation stemming from the genomic revolution, the regulatory financial incentives
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Toxic air: The price of fossil fuels
<p>This report reveals the cost of air pollution from fossil fuels and highlights solutions that can protect our health and benefit our communities. Air pollution generated by burning fossil fuels is attributed
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Explained: Why 98.6°F is no longer ‘normal’ for the body
The thermometer reading of 98.6°F has been a gold standard for a century and a half, ever since a German doctor laid it down as the “normal” human body temperature. If you suspect you have a fever, a reading
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Destination: Zero Carbon-Three strategies to transform transportation in America
<p>In the U.S., transportation is climate enemy number one. America’s transportation system produces more greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector of our economy and, on its own, is responsible
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Florida Climate Outlook-Assessing Physical and Economic Impacts through 2040
<p>Climate change is affecting Florida today, and those effects will become more significant in the years to come. This introduction provides basic information on recent temperature trends in Florida,
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Low-Carbon Transition Strategies for the Midwest United States
<p>This report explores unique opportunities and challenges for the Midwest region in the broader context of the transformative changes to the U.S. energy system that are required to reduce carbon dioxide