>"The Biden administration is issuing a new warning that the US could potentially see 100 million Covid-19 infections this fall and winter, as officials publicly stress the need for more funding from Congress to prepare the nation."

"Temperatures in parts of India and Pakistan have reached record levels, putting the lives of millions at risk as the effects of the climate crisis are felt across the subcontinent."

>"The gap in fundraising is helping candidates like Rep. Liz Cheney, a Trump critic."

>"Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said a number of indicators — including test positivity rates and wastewater surveillance — show signs of a slow in COVID-19 _...Read More_

Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don't have to remember to take off your mask for graduation photos. After the past 25 months, forgetting the pandemic for even a little while may sound like _...Read More_

>"Tsunami warnings have been issued for the islands of Tonga and Samoa, after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded in a violent eruption _...Read More_

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/29/india/india-covid-omicron-wave-intl-hnk-dst/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/29/india/india-covid-omicron-wave-intl-hnk-dst/index.html) >"Doctors in India are bracing for a potential third wave driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, as cases rise and political leaders hold _...Read More_

>"The push to impose voting restrictions at the state level is poised to continue next year as Republicans drive forward with an array of new proposals -- ranging from legislation that would eliminate ballot drop boxes to bills that _...Read More_

The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday, lasting through Jan. 14, 2022. The new rules urge "everyone stay at home as much as possible," set limits on the number of visitors a household can receive, and limit groups outdoors to two _...Read More_

>"Vermont’s COVID-19 surge could point the way toward an uncertain endemic future."

>"It's relentless -- relentless," sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front of a line of gurneys in Bucharest University Hospital's morgue. On each gurney lay a body inside a black plastic bag."

>"As Western Europe's vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region's leaders touted the shots as their immediate route out of the pandemic."

What we don’t spend now to deal with climate change will cost us much more later.

"The country has suffered through five waves of the pandemic now, depending on how you count. “Each of these waves has a different complexity and pattern,” said Alessandro _...Read More_