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The Arctic countries have pledged to fight global warming. Global warming is occurring three times faster in the northern part of the earth than in other

Study Warns That Arctic Has Been Warming 3 Times Faster Than Rest of Earth A boat navigates through icebergs near Ilulissat, Greenland, on May 5, 2021. Ulrik Pedersen / NurPhoto via Getty Images By Over the past five decades, the Arctic has warmed three times faster than the world as a whole, leading to rapid and widespread melting of ice and other far-reaching consequences that are important not only to local communities and ecosystems but to the fate of life on planet Earth. The Arctic Moni...

Scientists are concerned because impacts of a warming Arctic may be felt elsewhere. | David Goldman/AP Over the past five decades, the Arctic has warmed three times faster than the world as a whole, leading to rapid and widespread melting of ice and other far-reaching consequences that are important not only to local communities and ecosystems but to the fate of life on planet Earth. The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) issued that warning on Thursday in a new report that summa...

Federal and State governments, private purchasers, physicians, nurses, insurers, labor unions, health plans, hospitals, accreditation organizations, and others have begun to address some of the significant quality problems in the United States health care system. One approach they have taken is to improve the ability to measure and report on the quality of care being delivered. The reporting of quality measures prompts a closer look at provider or health plan practices both as feedback for clin...

Martha McCoy Share: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan, and the tsunami that subsequently struck Japan caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. This natural disaster resulted in approximately 16,000 deaths, hundreds of thousands of evacuees, and vast devastation to buildings and infrastructure. In addition to this human loss and suffering, the tsunami substantially exacerbated a global pollution problem that threatens wildlife, the environment...

By Senior Airman Kristine Legate, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing / Published April 23, 2021 U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron operate a counter small unmanned aerial system during the Air and Missile Defense Exercise 21-02 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 21, 2021. About 1,700 U.S. military personnel will be participating in this year’s AMDEX at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and multiple deployed locations April 12-...

0:58 KLCCs Tiffany Eckert reports on the University of Oregons COVID-19 vax efforts especially for students and employees. Nurse Alexis Hoch-Parker administers the Pfizer vaccine to a University of Oregon employee on April 21 during the university’s first of four COVID-19 vaccination clinics being conducted at Autzen Stadium especially for UO students and employees. Credit University of Oregon U of O spokesperson Kay Jarvis said the turn out has been impressive. All 4,600 vaccination slots h...

As the papers new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. Ive worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories. Sten Spinella As the papers new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues w...

"Fort Hood’s CID detachment is fully manned with experienced agents and the office also has access to state-of-the-art software and digital-forensic-examination tools," a press release said. The FHIRC report, released Dec. 8, included 70 recommendations to force change. In addition to those, the Army said its working to "achieve transformational cultural change by executing initiatives such as This is My Squad (TIMS), the Army’s first-ever noncommissioned officer strategy, and the Command A...

© Getty Images The Army on Friday announced several new actions meant to combat sexual harassment and violence at Fort Hood, Texas, and across the service. The move would implement some of the recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee (FHIRC), which last year produced a damning report highlighting a climate of widespread sexual misconduct at the base following the April 2020 death of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen. The recommendations to go into effect address concerns at Fort H...