When 89-year-old retired banker Donald Triplett died quietly at his home in Forest, Missouri, in 2023, his passing made headlines for one fact alone: He was the first person ever diagnosed with autism.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm—and is causing a storm of controversy over its gargantuan electricity appetite and its insatiable thirst for fresh water to cool the heat its generation produces. Moreover, observers are alarmed by the pressure AI production is putting on aging grid infrastructure and the increased carbon emissions it can entail.

The world relies on plastics for endless beneficial uses, but alarming amounts of plastic waste are polluting oceans and waterways, and there’s growing evidence that microplastics are showing up in millions of human bodies. And, because many plastics are built to last, they can take decades or even centuries to disintegrate.

This article highlights the various significant events that commemorated the opening of the Cheon Won Gung (World Peace Education Center) in April 2025, in South Korea. The events included World Summit 2025, with a session that had the theme “Climate Change, Environmental Crises and the Future of the Earth,” organized by the Hyo Jeong International Foundation for Environmental Peace (HJIFEP).

<Topic 1: Presentation> Trendlines Show Climate Change Is an Urgent Threat—NDCs and International Cooperation Are Key to a Turnaround ...