Katie Myers

1 week ago | msn.com | Katie Myers |Sophie Hurwitz

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1 month ago | truthdig.com | Katie Myers |Matt Simon

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Nearly 30 billion-dollar storms rocked the United States last year. Thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s disaster tracking database, we know that catastrophes are getting more expensive overall, and we’re seeing more of them crossing the 10-figure threshold.

Nov 4, 2024 | truthdig.com | oya Teirstein |Katie Myers

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This coverage is also part of a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. It has been a little over a month since Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeastern United States, claiming hundreds of lives and causing an estimated $53 billion dollars in damage.

Jan 15, 2024 | worth.com | Marshall Honorof |Kristen Pope |Gabriela Aoun Angueira |Katie Myers

Leading into its yearly conference in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum expressed some cautious optimism for the future of humanity. Each year, the organization releases a report called the Global Cooperation Barometer, assessing the state of the world’s economy, technology, biosphere, public health, and politics. While international security has taken a big dive in the past two years, most other metrics seem to be trending in the right direction, says the WEF.

Jul 27, 2023 | truthdig.com | Katie Myers

Try walking outside on a midsummer day in New York City. You’re sweating buckets. You can smell garbage rotting by the side of the road. The sunlight and heat seem to reflect from the steaming pavement, which is so hot to the touch it burns your skin.