New preprint!

We reviewed global catastrophic risks: nuclear war, volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts, cyberattacks, EMP, geomagnetic storms, and pandemics. Which places on Earth are most resilient?

The short answer: nowhere is safe from everything. Australia and New Zealand come closest, but even they have serious vulnerabilities (trade dependence or volcanic exposure).

The key finding is that resilience factors actively trade off against each other. Geographic isolation helps in pandemics but hurts during infrastructure collapse. A large industrial base helps produce emergency food but increases digital vulnerability.

What could help across scenarios: democratic governance, low inequality, decentralized systems, food self-sufficiency, and preparation. Most of these are policy choices, not geographic fate.

You can find the whole preprint here: https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/12373/

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Bollywood's Best Scene of 2025

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My first COVID post in a long time 😳

COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show

“#COVID may have killed significantly more people in the U.S. in the first two years of the #pandemic than official records indicate, with as many as one overlooked death for every five recorded ones. That brings the total to nearly one million deaths just in 2020 and 2021.”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-killed-150-000-more-people-in-its-first-two-years-than-official-toll/

Two L.A. institutions set to disappear

A confluence of circumstances made 2025 a brutal year for the restaurants in Los Angeles and ma…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2573727/two-l-a-institutions-set-to-disappear/