How You Can Help Address the Wildfire Crisis

Wildfires are devastating communities and ecosystems, but your actions can make a difference. Our article shares practical steps to support wildfire relief and prevention while tackling the root causes of the crisis.

Slow Violence, Psychic Numbing, PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 15, 2025

Wildfires in Los Angeles: From Slow Violence to Fast Destruction and the Path Forward

Wildfires raging across California, including Los Angeles, reveal the destructive legacy of fire suppression and the urgency to balance immediate relief with long-term solutions.

Slow Violence, Environmental HumanitiesArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 12, 2025

Slow Risks Are Moving Faster

Slow risks like climate change and rising sea levels are accelerating rapidly. Learn why urgent action is needed and how you can help reframe these threats as immediate priorities.

Risk Perception and Gender: How Bias Shapes Vulnerability

How does gender shape our perception of risk? Biases in risk perception—rooted in societal structures—impact vulnerability during disasters, health crises, and everyday risks. From the white male effect to inequities faced by women and LGBTQ+ communities, understanding these dynamics is essential for fostering inclusive policies and equitable resilience.

Prominence, Psychic Numbing, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamDecember 20, 2024

Spiral Jetty as a Barometer of Slow Violence in the Great Salt Lake

Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty symbolizes slow violence, serving as a barometer of environmental changes in the Great Salt Lake. Its transformation reflects the creeping degradation threatening this fragile ecosystem.

Slow Violence, Environmental HumanitiesArithmetic of Compassion TeamNovember 21, 2024

Northern Spotted Owl vs. Barred Owl: The Ethical Conundrum of Compassionate Conservation

The conflict between northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls highlights a conservation dilemma, where ethics and environmental priorities collide. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s barred owl culling strategy underscores complex questions about species management and human responsibility in disrupted ecosystems.

Environmental Humanities, Slow Violence, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamNovember 7, 2024

Pollution as Environmental Violence

The term environmental violence has gained prominence, particularly in relation to pollution. Richard Marcantonio and Agustín Fuentes's article, “Environmental violence: a tool for planetary health research” (2023), emphasizes pollution as a central element of environmental violence, linking it directly to human health.

Slow Violence, Environmental HumanitiesArithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 17, 2024

Indigenous Knowledge and Colonial Violence in Kaipara Moana, New Zealand

Leane Makey et al. (2022) highlight the slow violence of settler colonialism and its ecological impact on Kaipara Moana, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous knowledge in addressing environmental degradation.

Environmental Humanities, Narrative Empathy, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 19, 2024

Indigenous Land Rights and Colonial Violence in Belize

Penados et al. (2022) examine slow violence and colonialism's impact on Maya land rights in Belize, highlighting the misuse of FPIC in development projects.

Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 12, 2024

Documenting Coal Mining in Jharia, India, through Photography

Meenakshi S. and Krupa Shah (2022) expose the slow violence of coal mining in Jharia, India, through photography, illustrating environmental destruction and human suffering.

Environmental Humanities, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 5, 2024

There was a genocide here: my visit to the S21 Museum in Cambodia

The S21 Genocide Museum in Cambodia, officially known as Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.

Historical Agreement Reached in the Snake River Dam Conversation

Pseudoinefficacy, Slow Violence, Environmental HumanitiesArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 29, 2024

Commemorations As Risk Reminders: Understanding History for Today

A little girl looks at candle lanterns, during a memorial ceremony for tsunami victims at the tsunami-devastated city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Japan, 11 March 2016.

Remembering names beyond numbers

30 years after Rwanda's atrocity, Dr. Paul Slovic share his insights to spark empathy and action. Honor the past, advocate compassion.

The Role of Sound in Recognizing the Slow Violence of Carbon Extraction

The Future Landscapes podcast episode, "Fossil Injustice: Tušimice coal power plant," examines the slow violence of coal extraction through sound. By contrasting industrial noise with natural sounds, the project exposes the hidden impact of fossil fuel infrastructure on our environment and collective imagination.

Environmental Humanities, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 29, 2024