Public Health
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Important stories the mainstream barely covered
High-impact news with only 1–3 outlets covering it. These stories matter — they just didn't make the radar.
The June 2026 Climate Evidence Pack: El Niño, Heat Accumulation, and Human Exposure
A convergence of major reports from NOAA, Copernicus, and UNICEF provides a high-resolution look at the current state of the global climate system. The data confirms the rapid onset of El Niño and maps the overlapping hazards now affecting over a billion children.
Flu Outbreak Sickens 160 at Air Force Base Weeks After Pentagon Ends Vaccine Mandate
A major influenza outbreak has swept through basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, prompting military officials to temporarily reinstate a vaccine mandate just two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shots optional.
Prescribed Burns Drastically Reduce Long-Term Wildfire Smoke, Satellite Data Shows
A landmark analysis of two decades of satellite data reveals that the long-term air quality benefits of low-severity prescribed burns outweigh their upfront smoke production by five to one.