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"Embracing a Wetter Future, the Dutch Turn to Floating Homes"

"Faced with worsening floods and a shortage of housing, the Netherlands is seeing growing interest in floating homes. These floating communities are inspiring more ambitious Dutch-led projects in flood-prone nations as far-flung as French Polynesia and the Maldives."

Source: YaleE360, 12/09/2021

The World Is Dangerously Unprepared For The Next Pandemic: Report

"Nearly two years into a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 5 million people, every country, including the United States, remains dangerously unprepared to respond to future epidemic and pandemic threats, according to a report released Wednesday assessing the efforts of 195 countries."

Source: Washington Post, 12/09/2021

"Panel: Consider Tinkering With Oceans To Suck Up More Carbon"

"The United States should research how to tinker with the oceans — even zapping them with electricity — to get them to suck more carbon dioxide out of the air to fight climate change, the National Academy of Sciences recommends."

Source: AP, 12/09/2021

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