Over three-quarters of the U.S. population will likely experience this new normal occurrence of extreme precipitation. As much as one-third of the population is expected to experience the current definition of a 1-in-100-year storm as often as three times in their lifetime. Additionally, ...
The changing population rank of each US state over 100 yearsJeff Desjardins
The jobless rate ticked up, the labor force participation rate dipped, the employment-to-population ratio fell, average workweek hours dropped, the number of part-time workers for economic reasons increased and the number of multiple jobholders was on the rise. “It does suggest to me that s...
The four U.S. states with the cheapest 30-year mortgage refinance rates Friday were New York, Florida, California, and Texas, which also happen to be the states with the largest populations, accounting for about 30% of the national population.1 ...
businesses don't have access to high-speed internet, according to the Federal Communications Commission. (For context, that's about the population of the entire state of Washington.) Allowing local leaders to deploy broadband can help expand access by prioritizing digital equity over financi...
He said several studies calculate that based on the U.S. economy, population and carbon pollution, it should be contributing 40% to 47% of the $100 billion fund to be doing its fair share. But Congressional Republicans aren't convinced. “We shouldn’t be contributing to a fund t...
Central to the fentanyl crisis is the prevailing drug abuse culture within the US. In fact, the fentanyl crisis is not the first wave of drug abuse that the US has faced in recent decades. With 5% of the world population, the US consumes 80% of the world’s opioids. However, the gene...
As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming.
transactions across a decentralized platform. Blockchain points to the reality that consumers don’t necessarily believe centralized authorities have their best interests at heart. During the pandemic, several governments experimented with blockchain to ensure the vaccine status of their population. ...
few years, total net savings of US$200 billion are found in federal outlays compared with a scenario where there were no cuts (the actual dollar reduction in federal spending is much less than this number, because we bake in underlying spending growth due to population growth and inflation)....