Where does the world get its silver? In 2023, silver mines produced 830.5 million ounces of silver. That total is projected to decline by about 1 percent to 823.5 million ounces in 2024.

Oksana Klymenko - stock.adobe.com There’s no silver lining to this. Many members of Gen Z are already going gray, with some Zoomers as young as 19 showing off their silver tresses on TikTok.

The fires that have engulfed Los Angeles cap the hottest decade in history. Each year in the last ten was record-warm, but 2024 was the warmest ever recorded. Last year, Earth was 1.6°C hotter ...