Christopher D. Elvidge

May 19, 2024 | payneinstitute.mines.edu | Mikhail Zhizhin |Kristin Ziv |Christopher D. Elvidge |Morgan D. Bazilian

PAYNE INSTITUTE COMMENTARY SERIES: COMMENTARY By Mikhail Zhizhin, Kristin Ziv, Christopher Elvidge, and Morgan Bazilian May 19, 2024 Background A horrible full-scale civil war in Sudan is creating chaos, anarchy, mass starvation, and the world’s largest population of internal refugees – approximately nine million. Still, this devastation, and the complex transnational suffering in the region, are terribly underreported in the United States. The recent fighting between the Sudanese Armed...

May 16, 2024 | payneinstitute.mines.edu | Mikhail Zhizhin |Kristin Ziv |Christopher D. Elvidge |Morgan D. Bazilian

PAYNE INSTITUTE COMMENTARY SERIES: COMMENTARY By Mikhail Zhizhin, Kristin Ziv, Christopher Elvidge, and Morgan Bazilian May 16, 2024 On the heels of one of the worst Canadian wildfire seasons on record last year, the 2024 season is off to an ominous start. As of May 14, 2024, there are 143 active wildfires in Canada, and 39 are out of control, according to Canadian experts and officials. In the U.S., plumes of smoke from Canada have wafted over large portions of the upper Midwest, Montana,...

Feb 10, 2024 | payneinstitute.mines.edu | Mikhail Zhizhin |Christopher D. Elvidge |Kristin Ziv |Morgan D. Bazilian

PAYNE INSTITUTE COMMENTARY SERIES: COMMENTARY By Mikhail Zhizhin, Christopher Elvidge, Kristin Ziv, and Morgan Bazilian February 9, 2024 The Chilean wildfires could be the deadliest on record in that country, according to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Chilean authorities say the fire has killed at least 131 people and hundreds more are missing. Firefighters are still trying to contain more than 160 fires. The hardest hit areas are around Viña del Mar, along the coast. The deadly...

Jan 25, 2024 | onedigital.com | Christopher D. Elvidge

Date 1.25.2024 Read Time 3 minutes Healthcare costs have continued to escalate since the pandemic, and in response, employers have continued to look for solutions. While this isn’t a new trend due to inflation, employers are now more concerned about passing these costs on to their employees.