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What The Cherry Blossom Bloom Can Tell Us About Climate Change By
at 1:53 pm NPR
Canopies of pink and white flowers are blanketing Washington, D.C., after the city s cherry trees hit full bloom last week.
D.C. s first cherry trees were a gift to the United States from Japan in 1912. In Kyoto, the cherry trees peak bloom this year was the earliest on record for 1,200 years. This follows a pattern of earlier and earlier blooms since the 1800s. This year s blossoms in D.C. peaked several days ahead of the 30-year average, according to the Washington Post.
ICU Nurse Says Careless Attitudes Around COVID-19 Are A Slap In The Face
at 8:20 am NPR
Health care workers across the country have been under tremendous strain as they grapple with surging coronavirus caseloads â with no end to the pandemic in sight.
This month, the U.S. hit a staggering new record of more than 302,500 new cases daily, according to Johns Hopkins University. Just this week, the country reached an all-time single-day high of 4,462 deaths.
Lydia Mobley, an intensive care unit nurse, has witnessed the abysmal human toll firsthand.
NPR last spoke with Mobley in November, when she had just started working at a hospital in central Michigan. Back then, at the start of her 10-week contract with Fastaff Travel Nursing, she said her co-workers were already burned out.