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Hurricane Ida roared ashore in Louisiana yesterday as a ferocious Category 4 storm while the state was also experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, helping to mark a deadly new era of compounding disasters.

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Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Mon, July 26th, 2021

While hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and blizzards often take the headlines when it comes to weather-related deaths, it is actually heatwaves that kill the most people. Digital Dying's Justin Nobel takes a look at death as a result of high temperatures.

Jeff Bezos is Headed to Space – What Happens If He Dies there?

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Thu, June 24th, 2021

Earlier this month, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com, shared with the world that he will be headed into space. While the internet has been abuzz with the richest person in America’s decision to leave this planet’s gravitational pull—for just about 11 minutes—one academic question we’ve considered here at Digital Dying ...

Must-See Funerary Films You May Have Missed

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Thu, May 27th, 2021

Oscar season has passed, the pandemic may be nearing an end, and Summer is just around the corner. It seems like a good time to reflect back on some of the top funerary films that have come our way at Digital Dying.

The Death of Prince Philip, and Other Famous People Who Lived to 99

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Wed, April 14th, 2021

April 9, 2021, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at the age of 99. No question, that's a ripe old age and brings to mind the long lives of others we have profiled here at Digital Dying. Our Justin Nobel takes a look back at some of these ...