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Seventeen countries in Africa and their 38 million citizens are currently suffering from famine due to the 2-year drought that has plagued the land. Greece and Niger are underwater due to the record-breaking rainfalls and subsequent flooding. Texas, Puerto Rico, and Cuba are still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: …
We are living through an unprecedented and truly breathtaking moment in the Earth’s history. On the one hand, we are in the midst of an undeniably great age in human history. Through technological innovation, medical innovation, the spread of democracy and the spread of education in the past few centuries, life has improved vastly for …