By Posey Graber In early June this year, it was announced by both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that an El Niño advisory would be in effect until March of 2027. This summer brought extreme heat and rain, but the El Niño has not yet reached its …
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By Posey Graber This past May revealed the official count of unhoused people in America. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that 745,652 individuals were homeless and 266,320 individuals were living unsheltered. These numbers come from a nationwide Point-in-Time (PIT) count. While these counts are extremely insightful and give our government a …
By Posey Graber In mid-July, a small town near San Antonio, Texas experienced extreme flooding, leaving hundreds of people stranded and needing to be rescued. At least two people have been killed, and thousands of homes are destroyed. Devastatingly, this is not the first or even the worst environmental catastrophe that Texas’ Hill Country has …
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By Posey Graber California is betting billions of dollars that a reformed and expanded behavioral health system will help the current homelessness crisis. Proposition 1 was narrowly passed over two years ago in March of 2024 and a major component only recently took effect. The two main components of Proposition 1 are the Behavioral Health …
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By Posey Graber The summer of 2026 has only just begun and it is already predicted to be one of the hottest in global history (Breslin, 2026). People all over the world are experiencing record breaking heat waves that have made typical day-to-day activities unbearable. Nearly 90% of Americans are able to cool off with …
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