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1. Climate Emergency Stymies Forecasts of Local Disaster Risks
   After a record-setting year for hurricanes and wildfires, the insurance industry is grappling with the role of our climate emergency in estimating local disaster damages
   
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2. Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic
   Shipwreck victims cast adrift for weeks or months exhibit a resilience that serves as a model to weather any extended crisis
   
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3. Psilocybin Therapy May Work as Well as Common Antidepressant
   For the first time, a randomized controlled trial shows the psychedelic offers potent, if short-term, relief in comparison with an SSRI
   
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4. Youth Leaders for Climate Justice Say, 'We Are Ready to Work'
   Inspiring individuals from Argentina, Colombia and Kuwait lay out actions that can improve people’s lives
   
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5. Schools Can Open Safely during COVID, the Latest Evidence Shows
   The risk of COVID transmission in schools is very low if precautions are taken
   
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