Puerto Rico Insect Collapse

Almost all of the insects are gone in a Puerto Rican forest. Tourists may applaud the lack of bugs, but Continue reading →

Delhi Is Drying Up

Another major city is running out of water. This time instead of in Brazil or South Africa, it’s in India. Continue reading →

North Pole Shifting

The North Poles are moving. There are two North Poles: the geographic and the magnetic. The geographic one is the Continue reading →

Opioids Worse Than Car Crashes

Both car crashes and opioid overdoses killed over 40,000 Americans in 2017 (40,231 from opioids and 43,036 from cars). (Note: Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Update

Wealth inequality continues. Now, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. That wealth continues to be concentrated in Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2018

A group of investors representing $32T (twice the US GDP) have called for reducing coal usage and fossil fuel subsidies Continue reading →

Solar Exceeding Expectations

Not only is solar energy becoming popular, it’s becoming popular faster than people expected. Within the US it was expected Continue reading →