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In 2018, Amanda Gorman wrote a poem about climate change, dedicated to Al Gore, for The Climate Reality Project. It is titled “Earthrise.”

Column: Can we ensure that the Earth as we know it keeps rising? Earth rise, as taken from Apollo 8 on Dec. 24, 1968. (NASA photograph) Modified: 1/23/2021 10:30:04 PM It was one of our country’s most turbulent years. Demonstrations and riots demanding equality were staged nationwide. Gunshots rang out. World leaders threatened military force to control protesters while millions of sympathizers joined demonstrators on the front lines. A foreign war dragged on, seemingly with no end. Daily news reports shared heart-rending stories of the many people who had died. Political upheavals wracked...

NGC 613, a barred spiral galaxy 67 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor, shows its stunning stellar markings in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Amazing Moments of 2020 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens classic “A Tale of Two Cities” begins with the famous line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” As it was in 1859 when Dickens historical novel was first published, so it was in 2020. While this year surely saw the worst of times, 2020 ...

We’re down to counting the hours left in this awful year. Good riddance. There's no doubt that 2020 will be judged one of the worst years in American history. I used to think that 1968 — the year of assassinations, Vietnam, racial division and riots that eclipsed what we saw this year, and yes, a pandemic — was the worst since the Great Depression. But 2020, with its death, suffering and deep economic pain, gives even ’68 a run for its money.  The question now is what will 2021 bring?  We’ve seen that Americans remain resilient and adaptive people, and we can be encouraged by...