During current geopolitical tensions, the possibility of nuclear conflict raises concerns about which cities are most at risk. One city is located in the peaceful surroundings of the Carolinas: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia: Vulnerability Surrounded by peace Located in the beautiful surroundings of North and South Carolina, the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan area might not be the first place you’d associate with nuclear danger. Yet, things are not always as they seem. Let me explain: Strategic Location Charlotte, the largest city in the region, is a financial powerhouse with great economic and infrastructural significance. The city’s busy banking sector, energy plants, and government agencies...

The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion last week to ban “digital discrimination.” This is when internet service providers (ISPs) don’t give high-speed internet to all neighborhoods equally or don’t give neighborhoods of color or low-income people the best deals on their services. The bill, which was written by Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, added digital discrimination to the types of discrimination the city could look into. People will be able to file reports about digital discrimination, and the city’s Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department will look into them. The department will have to find out about the people who...

The rate of serious crime was highest in New Mexico, and the rate of property crime was highest in Washington. There was the least amount of serious crime in Maine, and the least amount of property crime in Idaho. The US crime rate has been going down for decades, and new research backs this up. But the rate of property crime went up by 6.7%, while the rate of serious crime went down by 1.6% from 2021 to 2022. Rates vary from region to region because of things like the amount of urbanization, the economy, and how well law enforcement...

COVID-19 is very common, but compared to these 10 viruses, it doesn’t kill as many people. Marburg virus The Marburg virus is the most dangerous one. No, that has nothing to do with the disease. It was named after a cute little town on the Lahn River. It is called a hemorrhagic fever virus. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus makes people shake and bleed from their skin, organs, and mucous tissues. It kills 90% of the people that try it. Ebola The five different types of Ebola virus are named after places in Africa: Zaire, Sudan, Tai Forest, Bundibugyo, and...

Hikers get the wanderlust from pictures of the dramatic and lush Nā Pali Coast, but the Kalalau Trail that follows this dramatic beachfront makes hikers feel something much less romantic: fear. She lives on Kauai and has written books about climbing on the island. “People have a hard time with some of the dropoffs,” she says. “The trail bed is narrow and crumbly, and I’ve talked to a lot of people who have fallen off the trail or seen it happen.” When it rains a lot on the island, the track turns into a greasy slip-and-slide, making the path twice...

When a nuclear bomb goes off, radioactive dust and other waste are sent into the air. This is called “nuclear fallout,” and it is very bad for both people and the environment. It’s important to know how to protect yourself and your family from the effects of a nuclear accident that might happen in or near Minnesota. Here are some tips to help you stay safe and get around in Minnesota if there is nuclear fallout. Before the Bomb If you want to increase your chances of living, you need to do the following: Keep up with: Keep an eye...

The state of New York has a lot of history and culture, and it has a lot of different kinds of people living in it. There are also some of the world’s best and most famous schools there, like Columbia University, Cornell University, and New York University. In spite of this, not every part of the state has the same opportunities and level of schooling. An research and news website called 24/7 Wall St. recently did a study that found the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area to have the fewest educated people in New York. Eleven important metrics were used to...

The state of New York has a lot of history and culture, and it has a lot of different kinds of people living in it. There are also some of the world’s best and most famous schools there, like Columbia University, Cornell University, and New York University. In spite of this, not every part of the state has the same opportunities and level of schooling. An research and news website called 24/7 Wall St. recently did a study that found the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area to have the fewest educated people in New York. Eleven important metrics were used to...

There was a terrible event in Guyana, South America, on November 18, 1978, where more than 900 people died. It was called the Jonestown murder. It was the worst mass murder-suicide in U.S. history, and the world was shocked by how mean and horrible it was. Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple: Their Rise and Fall Jim Jones was the charismatic preacher who led the Jonestown massacre. He started the Peoples Temple, a religious cult that in the 1960s and 1970s had thousands of members, most of whom were African Americans. Jones said he was a prophet and a healer,...