30 Good Things Happening In The World Right Now That Many People Don't Think Of

Pandas are no longer an endangered species!

My foster daughter told me she loved me.

for the first time in decades there have been Iberian Lynx sightings in the region of Madrid. Two sightings in the last week, huge news as this species is amongg the most endangered animals in the world.

A groundbreaking new Alzheimer’s drug was just approved that significantly slows the disease’s progression. 

I don't have the genetic cancer gene that killed half my family, including my dad. It's life changing for me:) 

i’ve escaped generational poverty :)

Canada just passed a bill guaranteeing a Universal Basic Income for those with Disabilities which is going to pull so many people out of poverty. The bill just needs royal ascent(which is just a formality) for it to be come law. And then in 12 months it will be enacted

More people than ever before have access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation which is saving thousands of lives

Grey whale population has grown 20% in California in the last year.

A malaria vaccine has been developed and is currently undergoing human trials. This could save hundreds of thousands of lives a year, many of them children.

More young women and girls in less developed countries are in primary and secondary education than ever before

More people worldwide are vaccinated than ever before, and a number of malaria vaccines are currently showing pretty positive results

Since 1990, the number of people living in extreme poverty has more than halved - from 2 billion to around 700 million.

The rate of infant mortality is consistently declining year on year

Lots still wrong with the world, lots of things that have gotten worse. But these are significant improvements that shouldn’t be understated. Constant and unrelenting negativity breeds passiveness, knowing what we’ve done well helps us to understand what we’re capable of - and allows us to tackle the problems in a more pragmatic and effective manner.

California's Lake Oroville is now back at being 100% full after being dangerously low from years of drought.

People are becoming more trauma informed, facing their wounds, and making sure the next generation’s burden will be at least a little lighter.

Appendectomies.
In 1931, my great grandfather died a horrible death due to septic shock from a ruptured appendix, leaving a widow and four kids under the age of 11.
I’m a nurse. Last week we did a laparoscopic appendectomy on a teenager that took all of 90 minutes. He will have a tiny scar and it will be a blip in his medical history.

Crocodiles like pink flowers and I think we should talk abt that more

Mental Health is actually being addressed and very much more openly talked about

Honey bees are at a all time high, and are now considered overpopulated! The whole “save the bees” was never made for honey bees, but instead other species such as the mining bees !

For the first time ever the Ambulance Company I work for has a good amount of employees so everyone isn't severely overworked.

there is a company that has redesigned the prosses of nuclear fission to make a more stable, clean renewable energy source whos biproduct produces helium and no radioactive isotopes. basically made a nuclear reactor thatdoesnt produce radioactive waste and simultaneously has the ability to replenish the global helium supply that was otherwise impossible 

A few global public health things:

We have made tremendous progress on ending the AIDS epidemic in the last 40 years.

The percentage of adults that smoke cigarettes is lower than it has been historically.

We went from like 800k cases of Guinea worm in the world in the late 80s to 12 in 2022.