Indian Ocean headed for a near-permanent state of marine heatwave
Indian Ocean headed for a near-permanent state of marine heatwave Marine heatwaves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a year by 2050, warns a new study. With increasing marine […]
Will Israel “Do the Dirty Work for Us”? Towards Military Escalation? “Theater Iran Near Term (TIRANNT)”? The War on Iran is No Longer On Hold?
Will Israel “Do the Dirty Work for Us”? Towards Military Escalation? “Theater Iran Near Term (TIRANNT)”? The War on Iran is No Longer On Hold? Author’s Update In recent developments, in response to Israel’s bombing of Iran’s Consulate in Damascus, according to media reports: Iran has launched more than 300 cruise and ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, IDF […]
Leaked New York Times Gaza Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” “Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory”
Leaked New York Times Gaza Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” “Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory” Amid the internal battle over the New York Times’s coverage of Israel’s war, top editors handed down a set of directives. The New York Times instructed journalists covering Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip to restrict the use of the […]
Raging floods hit parts of Saudi Arabia
Raging floods hit parts of Saudi Arabia Trees and debris were seen being swept away by the raging floods. Play Video – Raging floods hit Saudi Arabia Flash floods have turned roads into rivers across parts of Saudi Arabia following torrential rainfall.
There’s a Sniper on the Roof of the School Where I Studied Authoritarianism
There’s a Sniper on the Roof of the School Where I Studied Authoritarianism On student protests and principled defiance. There are snipers on the roof of the school where I got my MA. There are police beating students at the school where I got my PhD. At each school, I studied authoritarian regimes and how […]
The Worst Time to Be Alive
The Worst Time to Be Alive The world has ended before. Sure, the entire world has never ended before. Not all at once. Depending on how you define words like “world” and “end.” But… There have been plenty of times in history where it sure tasted like the world was ending, where the future didn’t […]
EXCLUSIVE: New Documents Expose How NIH Misled the Public About Dangerous Virus Research at the Wuhan Institute of Technology
EXCLUSIVE: New Documents Expose How NIH Misled the Public About Dangerous Virus Research at the Wuhan Institute of Technology The NIH has ceased any pretense of overseeing risky virus research and now coordinates with Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance on public relations. A new set of documents raise further questions about statements made by the National […]
Do U.S. Presidents Matter for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction?
Do U.S. Presidents Matter for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction? The answer is not what most people will expect Rare glimpse of the Energy Policy control panel in the White House Situation Room Pop Quiz! Before reading on, please provide your best guesses matching the presidential administration with with the annual rate of carbon dioxide emissions […]
Burn After Wearing
Burn After Wearing A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames. Cheng Hwa This story was produced by Grist and co-published with El País. A Spanish-language version can be read here. Reporting was supported by the Joan Konner Program in the Journalism of Ideas. On the morning of June 12, 2022, Ángela Astudillo, […]
Estuaries, the ‘nurseries of the sea’, are disappearing fast
Estuaries, the ‘nurseries of the sea’, are disappearing fast Study reveals repurposing of ecologically vital land for homes or agriculture is happening particularly rapidly in Asia Estuaries – the place where a river meets the ocean – are often called the “nurseries of the sea”. They are home to many of the fish we eat […]
The Great Experiment
The Great Experiment Is stratospheric aerosol injection inevitable now? A government test of solar radiation management (SRM) was conducted from the deck of the retired aircraft carrier, Hornet, the first of its kind, on April 2. “Desperate times breed desperate measures.” ~ William Shakespeare Democracy has been referred to as the Great Experiment. As it teeters […]
Bangaldesh Is in the Grips of Its Longest Heatwave in 75 Years!
Bangaldesh Is in the Grips of Its Longest Heatwave in 75 Years! Representational image (ANINDYA CHATTOPADHYAY/BCCL) The authorities in Bangladesh have issued another heatwave alert for three more days from Sunday as the South Asian country is facing its longest heatwave in 75 years. Bangladesh reported the season’s highest temperature at 42.7°C on Friday in […]
The Fed’s Game of “Make Believe” Comes to an End
The Fed’s Game of “Make Believe” Comes to an End It’s barely been a year since the 2023 bank crisis in which several large banks, including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, failed. At the time, I wrote that the bank failures weren’t over, and that there would be more. But it’s been quiet for […]
Banking on Surveillance: Republicans Investigate Major Banks’ Warrantless Data Sharing with Federal Agencies
Banking on Surveillance: Republicans Investigate Major Banks’ Warrantless Data Sharing with Federal Agencies Congressional inquiry into banks’ role in warrantless data surveillance following January 6 raises alarm over potential civil liberties violations and improper government collaboration. Congressional Republicans are further investigating claims that at least 13 major US banks collaborated with federal agencies to monitor […]
Falling From Grace
Falling From Grace Years ago, Doug Casey mentioned in a correspondence to me, “Empires fall from grace with alarming speed.” Every now and then, you receive a comment that, although it may have been stated casually, has a lasting effect, as it offers uncommon insight. For me, this was one of those and it’s one […]
