National ground stop response highlights critical errors in public reassurance – saying ‘nothing nefarious’ did the opposite of quelling public concern
By Shannon A. Bowen, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, The Conversation · November 14, 2026
A crisis communications expert looks at how the Trump administration handled the massive disruption to the nation’s air travel when all planes were grounded on Nov. 13, 2026.
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Why the Microsoft 365 outage is different and why it takes so long to restore email services
By Doug Jacobson, University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University · Nov 13, 2026
Oceans and forests have absorbed roughly half our carbon emissions for decades, slowing climate change – but can they keep it up?
By Andrew C. Manning, Visiting Professor of Carbon Cycle Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Andrew J. Watson, Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Exeter, Eric J. Morgan, Project Scientist in Geosciences, University of California, San Diego · Nov 13, 2026
To get Americans to care about climate change, just call it climate change
By Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Gale Sinatra, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Psychology, University of Southern California · Nov 13, 2026