The bad news that envelopes us

Just a sample of the bad news that is available to us 24/7. This is just today's list of the negativity that defines the world at present. Everything is 'catastrophic, problematic, alarming, deeply troubling, staggering, on the verge of collapse, deadly, etc'. 

Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows (msn.com)

Atlantic Ocean Currents Could Collapse and Shut Down, New Study (businessinsider.com)

What Does the 1.5 C Marker of Global Warming Mean? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Mary Sanchez: America must choose – Aging man with bad recall or the one with evil intentions (msn.com)

How Old Is Too Old to Be President? Biden Report Raises Uncomfortable Question Again. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Why Does Everyone Seem To Have The Flu Right Now? (msn.com)

The deadly fungal disease C. auris spreading across the US explained - symptoms, treatment and outbreaks (msn.com)

'No common symptoms' for deadly fungal disease sweeping US, public health agency warns (msn.com)

Measles Now Spreading in 9 States Amid 'Staggering' Outbreak, CDC Warns (msn.com)

Costco, Trader Joe's, Walmart products recalled amid listeria outbreak (msn.com)

California knows the way to end homelessness. It's time to find the will. (msn.com)

New problem found on Boeing 737 Max planes | CNN Business

How production pressures plunged Boeing into yet another crisis | Reuters

California earthquake: Millions in Los Angeles and Malibu feel quake after Hawaii tremors (msn.com)

Vladimir Putin wants 'massacre across Europe' after 'deranged' Tucker Carlson interview (msn.com)

Some links to useful articles about the coronavirus

For those of you who might want more in-depth information and reporting about the coronavirus pandemic, these links to articles in The Atlantic will prove useful. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/category/what-you-need-know-coronavirus/

I've included the list of articles to give you an idea of what they are about. I've read a few of them already and they are well-written and informative. 

The Atlantic’s guide to understanding COVID-19

• The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away

  No matter what happens now, the virus will continue to circulate around the world.

  • SARAH ZHANG
   
  • 7:00 AM ET

• How the Pandemic Defeated America

  A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.

  • ED YONG
   
  • SEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUE

• A Vaccine Reality Check

  So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.

  • SARAH ZHANG
   
  • JULY 24, 2020

• A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming

  There was always a logical explanation for why cases rose through the end of June while deaths did not.

  • ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL
   
  • JULY 15, 2020

• America Should Prepare for a Double Pandemic

  COVID-19 has steamrolled the country. What happens if another pandemic starts before this one is over?

  • ED YONG
   
  • JULY 15, 2020

• All the President’s Lies About the Coronavirus

  An unfinished compendium of Trump’s overwhelming dishonesty during a national emergency

  • CHRISTIAN PAZ
   
  • JULY 13, 2020

• A New Understanding of Herd Immunity

  The portion of the population that needs to get sick is not fixed. We can change it.

  • JAMES HAMBLIN
   
  • JULY 13, 2020

• A Dire Warning From COVID-19 Test Providers

  U.S. coronavirus testing could fail again, as surging demand creates new backlogs and delays.

  • ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL AND ROBINSON MEYER
   
  • JUNE 30, 2020

• A State-by-State Coronavirus Tracker

  The latest number of confirmed cases everywhere in the U.S.

  • JUNE 25, 2020

• A Devastating New Stage of the Pandemic

  The U.S. has seen more cases in the past week than in any week since the pandemic began.

  • ROBINSON MEYER AND ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL
   
  • JUNE 25, 2020

• Paging Dr. Hamblin: My Brother Is Having 150 People at His Wedding Next Week

  No one should be expected to attend an in-person gathering right now.

  • JAMES HAMBLIN
   
  • JUNE 17, 2020

• America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic

  Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.

  • ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL AND ROBINSON MEYER
   
  • JUNE 7, 2020

• COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months

  The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends.

  • ED YONG
   
  • JUNE 4, 2020

• Paging Dr. Hamblin: Does Vitamin D Help Fight COVID-19?

  Evidence is slowly mounting. Some researchers think that’s enough to recommend it.

  • JAMES HAMBLIN
   
  • JUNE 3, 2020

• A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Boss

  America’s flawed approach to sick leave is making the pandemic worse.

  • OLGA KHAZAN
   
  • JUNE 1, 2020

• So, What Can We Do Now?

  A guide to staying safe this summer

  • AMANDA MULL
   
  • MAY 27, 2020

• We Don’t Even Have a COVID-19 Vaccine, and Yet the Conspiracies Are Here

  Even as vaccines for the disease are being held up as the last hope for a return to normalcy, misinformation about them is spreading.

  • SARAH ZHANG
   
  • MAY 24, 2020

• Is Everyone Depressed?

  Suddenly, many people meet the criteria for clinical depression. Doctors are scrambling to determine who needs urgent intervention, and who is simply the new normal.

  • JAMES HAMBLIN
   
  • MAY 22, 2020

• Social Distancing Is Not Enough

  We will need a comprehensive strategy to reduce the sort of interactions that can lead to more infections.

  • DEREK THOMPSON
   
  • MAY 22, 2020

• ‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’

  The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.

  • ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL AND ROBINSON MEYER
   
  • MAY 21, 2020

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