Zoe Laurent, Author at EarthTimes

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Powerful Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Kills At Least 47 In Indonesia

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island before dawn on August 15, 2026, killing at least 47 people, injuring dozens, and sending coastal

August 16, 2026 2:35 am

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The Great Lettuce Crisis: Why Shoppers Are Ditching Supermarkets For Farmers Markets

America’s lettuce scare has become a retail trust crisis. On August 5, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a multistate Cyclospora outbreak

August 12, 2026 1:08 am

Climate

From The Marianas To East Asia: Super Typhoon Bavi Targets Taiwan And China After Battering Guam

Super Typhoon Bavi has moved away from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands after lashing the western Pacific with destructive winds, flooding rain, dangerous seas,

July 9, 2026 4:30 pm

Health & Environment

Massive Flu Outbreak Sickens 160 Troops At Texas Air Force Base After Mandate Reversal

A flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has sickened nearly 160 Air Force recruits, turning a basic training health problem into a national debate

June 19, 2026 6:09 pm

Health & Environment

The South Fremont Rabid Bat Incident and the Biology of Zoonotic Risk

The appearance of a wild bat grounded near a busy pedestrian walkway in South Fremont, California, has triggered a severe public health alert across Alameda

May 31, 2026 9:16 pm

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A Luxury Voyage Turns Deadly: Tracking the Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on the MV Hondius

A high-end polar expedition has morphed into an international medical emergency. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius currently sits stranded in the Atlantic Ocean just off the

May 4, 2026 8:21 pm

Health & Environment

The Weight of Change: Why the GLP-1 Revolution is Triggering an ‘Ozempic Divorce’ Boom

GLP-1 receptor agonists have irrevocably altered the 2020s pharmaceutical landscape. Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro fundamentally rewrote the medical approach to obesity. They now

April 13, 2026 6:50 pm

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Unbreakable: Inside Celine Dion’s Battle with Stiff Person Syndrome and Her Path to Paris

On March 30, 2026, the global music community received the news they desperately wanted. Specifically, the Celine Dion return to stage 2026 is officially happening.

March 31, 2026 4:38 pm