Los Angeles Times (April 12)
“The COVID-19 death toll in California has surpassed 60,000, an alarming statistic that comes even as conditions in the state continue to improve.” Though grim, California’s per capita death toll is lower “than that of the other most populous states” and there is cause for hope. Deaths are now down to 104 – 120 per day and the state will open vaccinations up to everyone 16 or older from April 14.
Tags: Alarming, California, COVID-19, Deaths, Grim, Hope, Populous, Statistic, Vaccinations
Chicago Tribune (October 30)
“With no end in sight, US surpasses 9 million coronavirus cases and sets another daily record.” With a record 86,600 new cases on Thursday, COVID-19 appears to be spiraling “out of control.” Worse yet, “alarming signs suggested the worst was yet to come.”
The Economist (February 1)
“Two things explain why a new infectious disease is so alarming. One is that, at first, it spreads exponentially…. conjuring speculation about a health-care collapse, social and economic upheaval and a deadly pandemic. The other is profound uncertainty. Sparse data and conflicting reports mean that scientists cannot rule out the worst case—and that lets bad information thrive.”
Tags: Alarming, Collapse, Deadly, Disease, Economic, Exponentially, Health care, Infectious, Pandemic, Social, Speculation, Uncertainty, Upheaval
The Irish Times (July 10)
“The Brexit planning document published by the Government on Tuesday is reminiscent of the warnings about the Irish economy and housing market that proliferated in the first phase of the economic crash a decade ago. It is one of the most alarming documents ever published by an Irish government…. Written in low-key officialise, it is a sobering read.”
Tags: Alarming, Brexit, Economic crash, Government, Housing market, Ireland, Planning, UK, Warnings
New York Times (October 30)
“Alarming new evidence” indicates “that insect populations worldwide are in rapid decline.” We need to take the “proven steps” that can slow the decline even as we look for ways to reverse it. “The fate of the world’s insects is inseparable from our own.”
Tags: Alarming, Decline, Evidence, Insect populations, Inseparable, Reverse
The Week (February 2)
“President Donald Trump’s immigration ideas may have already cost America trillions of dollars—with perhaps even more economic damage on the way…. This should all be alarming for an economy that has benefited so much from attracting the world’s best and brightest.”
Tags: Alarming, Best, Brightest, Economic damage, Economy, Immigration, Trump, U.S.
Bloomberg (August 18)
“Last month wasn’t just the hottest July on record for the surface of earth. It continued the longest-ever streak of record-breaking months—15.” The data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) came at an alarming time. “As more than 100,000 Americans flee destructive wildfires in California and floods in Louisiana, earth sends yet another reminder that the worst is yet to come: a new record for planet-wide heat.”
