Atmospheric scientist loses honor, membership over ethics violation
Weather officials, media recognize call; taking action
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Physicist ousted from research post after sending offensive tweet to Hispanic meteorologist
Meteorologists call to standardize Spanish advisory terms for weather-related emergencies / Weather officials, media recognize call; taking action
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Making sense of ESG investing
When Quinn Schwellinger, 31, and his wife decided to start building an extra retirement fund to supplement their 401(k)s, they knew they wanted to invest in companies that supported their concern for the environment.
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When the flash flood came, this Tennessee school was overwhelmed
Thousands of schools in the U.S. are vulnerable to extreme weather events and earthquakes
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¡Alerta! Variations in Spanish dialects complicate emergency messaging
Meteorologists call to standardize Spanish advisory terms for weather-related emergencies
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In weather emergencies, a lack of Spanish-language information endangers the public
Weather officials, media recognize call; taking action
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A massive pro-Trump protest was expected. The Humvees waited, and rolled away at 5 sharp.
MADISON, Wis. — In Wisconsin, where freezing temperatures or clouds have never deterred noisy political protests, and where rallies that have attracted thousands of people have been occurring with increasing frequency, Sunday’s expected pro-Trump rally was all but a no-show.
Police vehicles and military Humvees were stationed all day at the entrances of the Capitol, a massive dome with four stately wings.
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Women and minorities in weather and climate fields confront harassment, lack of inclusion
Last year the Black Lives Matter movement that intensified with the high-profile deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others led to heightened conversations nationwide around institutional discrimination against marginalized groups in workplaces, academia and government.
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Pharmacist Accused of Tampering With Vaccine Was Conspiracy Theorist, Police Say
The police say a Wisconsin pharmacist believed the Moderna vaccine would harm people and tried to sabotage the effort to vaccinate frontline workers. A pharmacist who was arrested on charges that he intentionally sabotaged more than 500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Wisconsin hospital was “an admitted conspiracy theorist” who believed the vaccine could harm people and “change their DNA,” according to the police in Grafton, Wis., where the man was employed.
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In one Wisconsin city, voters waited hours: “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — As she stepped outside to help a voter with curbside voting, Linda Gesbeck, the chief election inspector for a polling site at Nathan Hale High School, in West Allis, Wis., glanced at the line of voters stretching from the school to far as she could see.