The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Turkish-Syrian border on Sunday evening has leveled buildings, caused thousands of casualties, and devastated communities across the impact area. Given the vulnerabilities of the Syrian population, Reva Dhingra calls for immediate international assistance for the country.
“In a fighting State of the Union address, President Biden made few concessions to public skepticism about his record—and none to his political adversaries. He made it clear that he intends to run on his record and that the American people will respond favorably to it as they experience its benefits more fully,” writes William Galston in his assessment of Biden’s address to Congress.
There’s no way for individual people or communities to alter the course of a hurricane or drought, but the right information can help them mitigate climate risk. In a new brief, Brookings Metro authors explore how households and local governments could use climate risk data, explore the current availability of that data, and outline several challenges facing public and private data providers.
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