The extra-powerful hurricanes that result from global heating do lots of short-term damage, which can be repaired if there is enough money. They can also cause extinction of species, especially those that live only in limited areas near the Florida or the Caribbean.

Emperor penguins are vulnerable to extinction due to melting of the sea ice they depend on. The only way to protect their habitat is by curbing global heating — exactly what we need to protect everything else.

The US is following the general pattern: as economic inequality increases, inequality of life expectancy increases too.

Young people often become addicted to nicotine even from smoking once per month.

Don't take the risk of using nicotine even once.

If your friends pressure you to do things that are bad for you, such as smoking tobacco (even if mixed with marijuana) or playing nonfree games together, find some new friends — true friends.

If you work for the deportation thugs, you can quit.