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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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Climate change is the defining health challenge of the 21st century, with record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events already exacting an unprecedented toll on human health and wellbeing.

We’re already building the infrastructure for the next 30 to 50 years, which means designers need to know what to expect and when.

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The program took 34 U.S. and Canadian instructors to the South Pole in December to help them educate students about the ...

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