Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected

Low-income neighborhoods have the hardest time recovering from disasters without help. FEMA used to require cities to pay attention to them, but that’s changing.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
May 30, 2025 ~8 min

Forecasters expect a busy 2025 hurricane season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching

NOAA’s preseason forecast is the 30,000-foot view of what’s likely. Here’s what forecasters will be watching for over the weeks and months ahead.

Colin Zarzycki, Associate Professor of Meteorology and Climate Dynamics, Penn State • conversation
May 22, 2025 ~9 min


NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching

The preseason forecast is just the 30,000-foot view of what’s likely. Here’s what forecasters will be watching for over the weeks and months ahead.

Colin Zarzycki, Associate Professor of Meteorology and Climate Dynamics, Penn State • conversation
May 22, 2025 ~9 min

Hurricane disaster planning with aging parents should start now, before the storm: 5 tips

As climate-related disasters grow more frequent and intense, one group remains dangerously underprepared: older adults. Planning should involve the entire family.

Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota • conversation
May 15, 2025 ~7 min

Why spring 2025 is so dry

Despite the familiar saying, April 2025 was significantly short on showers.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
May 14, 2025 ~7 min

Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming

A meteorologist explains three essential components of NOAA hurricane data collection that forecasters everywhere rely on yet are being targeted for federal cuts.

Chris Vagasky, Meteorologist and Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
May 5, 2025 ~10 min

How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.

Hanna D. Paton, PhD Candidate in Immunology, University of Iowa • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min

Are twins allergic to the same things?

An allergic reaction happens when your immune system overreacts to something that should be harmless. Whether that happens can be thanks to your genes, your environment or a combination.

Breanne Hayes Haney, Allergy and Immunology Fellow-in-Training, School of Medicine, West Virginia University • conversation
April 14, 2025 ~8 min


As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults

So far, fewer than half of US children and older adults have been vaccinated during this year’s high-severity flu season.

Annette Regan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Feb. 28, 2025 ~8 min

The UK farmer protests you probably haven’t heard about

Farm workers milk cows, drive machinery and pick crops – yet their grievances are seldom heard.

Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University • conversation
Feb. 25, 2025 ~8 min

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