Results for: Adaptation

Wildfire smoke is becoming increasingly common in North America due to hotter and drier conditions, leading to large, intense wildfires. Exposure to wildfire smoke can exacerbate respiratory and cardiac problems, and make people more susceptible to infection. To mitigate the risks, individuals should monitor forecasts, have face masks and air monitors available, and prepare for changes in outdoor activities and household ventilation. Communities need contingency plans for festivals and recreation venues, as well as rules for businesses to protect outdoor workers. Improved forecasting, air quality monitoring, and research are essential for effective adaptations to wildfire smoke.

In his HBO series ‘The Sympathizer,’ South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook uses fireworks as a metaphorical interpretation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Through flashbacks and interrogations, the series explores the complex identity and fractured memory of a half-white, half-Vietnamese double agent during and after the Vietnam War. Park’s meticulously crafted vision, inspired by his background as a film critic, examines the danger of ideological authority and the suppression of individuality.