NYTIMES (David Wallace-Wells) - Why Rebuilding After Climate Disasters Is No Longer Enough
But every crisis is an opportunity.
But every crisis is an opportunity.
Soaring temperatures, widespread wildfires and dried-up rivers are transforming tourism across the continent. Here’s how travelers are responding.
The innovations include air-conditioned apparel, refrigerators for humans and hand-held fans that use the science behind semiconductors. Governments are making cooling devices central to heat adaptation.
Repeated heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms are solidifying the understanding that new investments are unavoidable.
Climate adaptation is increasingly moving from planning to real-world action as heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes test communities across the U.S. Why it matters: Even if greenhouse gas emissions decline, many communities are already facing more frequent or intense climate extremes, prompting officials to invest in infrastructure designed to reduce future damage. Driving the news: After catastrophic flooding killed more than 130 people in Texas Hill Country last year, newly installed sirens were credited with warning residents during July's floods, which killed three people but avoided a repeat of the 2025 disaster. - It's an example of Republican-led states adapting after disaster, said Alice Hill, senior fellow…
A new Netflix adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie" has sparked fresh curiosity about the original cast, and their stories since 1983 range from quiet retirements to serious legal trouble. The streaming giant's new take on the beloved pioneer drama began streaming earlier this month, and it sent viewers back to a question that […] The post Netflix reboot revives interest in the original 'Little House on the Prairie' cast — here's where they are now appeared first on American Almanac .
A new Netflix adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie" has sparked fresh curiosity about the original cast, and their stories since 1983 range from quiet retirements to serious legal trouble. The streaming giant's new take on the beloved pioneer drama began streaming earlier this month, and it sent viewers back to a question that never quite goes away: whatever happened to the people who made the 1974 original a television institution? Fox News Digital published a feature tracing the post-show paths of the original cast, anchored by a new interview with former child star Sidney Greenbush and timed to the wave of renewed attention the Netflix version has generated. The answers cover five decades of Hollywood, reunions and rifts, quiet…Open
Before its release, some in the country were highly skeptical about the new depiction of a beloved tale. But many who saw it over opening weekend came back with positive reviews.
To see Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of an epic journey in his preferred IMAX 70mm format, admirers packed their bags and took out their passports.
Christopher Nolan’s nearly three-hour epic was No. 1 over the weekend, with about $124.5 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada.
There were orange skies in 2023, 2025 and now again in 2026. Over the last few years, one thing has become glaringly clear: The East Coast is totally unequipped for the next climate disaster, wildfires. The Opinion writer David Wallace-Wells explains that with every climate disaster, we’re not just adapting to a “new normal,” but bracing ourselves for what’s next.