The New York Times sued Openai over infectious disease in Gaza

What have we learned from the hottest decade of our lives? The consequences of climate change, natural disasters, and ocean level temperatures in the last eight years

This decade was the hottest on record and scientists expect it to be the hottest in 2023. The last eight years have been the hottest ever.

The record-breaking year helped fuel climate-driven disasters around the globe – from extreme heat that plagued Arizona for weeks, to devastating floods in Libya, to record-hot oceans that caused corals to bleach off Florida. The scientists agree with forecasts that the planet will continue to warm.

If we don’t change things, we will look back in 10 years and remember that year was better, not so bad?” says the marine scientist at the UC Davis.

“We know why this is happening,” Hausfather says. “A year like this would not have occurred without the trillion tons of carbon we’ve put into the atmosphere over the last century.”

“The major lesson is how unprepared we are,” says Kristie Ebi, who studies the effects of heat at the University of Washington. “There are places with heat wave early warning and response systems. They certainly saved lives. They didn’t save enough.”

Up First Briefing: Infectious Disease Soars in Gaza, New York Times sues OpenAI (article published in The Up First newsletter)

Heat waves hit the ocean as well. Off the coast of Florida, the water temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the same conditions as a hot tub. It’s not possible for heat-sensitive corals to survive in the long term, with many of them dying or turning a white color.

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As the war between Hamas and Israel rages on, health professionals are concerned about the spread of infectious diseases in Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that disease may eventually kill more people than combat.

The New York Times has brought a lawsuit against Microsoft. The federal lawsuit alleges the ChatGPT creator and its biggest backer used the newspaper’s material without permission to train its chatbots.

Source: Up First briefing: Infectious disease soars in Gaza, New York Times sues OpenAI

The New Year: An Overview of the Most Memorable Moments in the NPR Life During the COVID-BREAKING era

This year, the economy began to look a lot more like it did before the COVID pandemic began. Unemployment stayed low, wages outgrew inflation, and credit card debt increased. The chart shows how life got more expensive and more affordable in the years since.

Photographers from across the NPR network have covered some of the year’s most important stories, from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio to Texas’s abortion ban lawsuits. Recap the year through images of the most memorable moments.