Category: MIL OSI
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When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota In Kerrville, Texas, Leighton Sterling watches the rushing floodwaters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025. Eric Vryn via Getty Images News The devastating losses from the…
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Disasters don’t disappear when the storm ends – cascading hazards, from landslides to floods, are upending risk models
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Brian J. Yanites, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Robert Shrock Professor of Surficial and Sedimentary Geology, Indiana University The Carter Lodge hangs precariously over the flood-scoured bank of the Broad River in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on May 13, 2025, eight months after…
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Want more orgasms? Choose a woman partner
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Caroline Pukall, Professor, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Ontario Being partnered with a woman is associated with an orgasm advantage. (Pexels/Cottonbro) The orgasm gap — the consistent finding that men who have sex with women have more frequent orgasms than women who have sex with men…
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Canada’s proposed east-west energy corridors should prioritize clean energy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Andy Hira, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made establishing east-west energy corridors a priority for Canada. He suggested that such corridors would include new oil and natural gas pipelines, designed to reduce dependence on the United States. Energy…
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Lemurs can help save Madagascan forests, but first we need to protect them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Colombe Nirina Sehenomalala, PhD candidate, Anthropology, Université de Montréal Most people’s encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children’s media, like Zoboomafoo or Madagascar. However, most people don’t know that lemurs play an important role in forest renewal and that they’re currently in…
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Not just a few bad apples: The Canadian Armed Forces has a nagging far-right problem
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Professor, School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is making headlines. But not, as they probably hoped, for the renewed recruiting efforts they’re about to launch. Instead, they are once again confounded by a far-right scandal. The latest…
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Guineafowl can outsmart extreme temperatures: we spent a year finding out how
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Johann van Niekerk, Doctor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa’s most familiar birds – the…
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Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Adrian Perkasa, Peneliti Pascadoktoral, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies Indonesia’s plan to rewrite its official national history was initially met with positive responses, particularly for its goal of better serving the younger generation. But the project to reshape the country’s mainstream historical…
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A wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ben Livneh, Associate Professor of Hydrology, University of Colorado Boulder Burned ground can become hydrophobic and almost waxlike, allowing rainfall to quickly wash contaminants downslope. Carli Brucker A wildfire rages across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and the flames rise. An aircraft drops vibrant…
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FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jeremy Porter, Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery’s childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Destructive flash flooding in Texas and other states is raising…