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Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch In case you’re worked up about the looming federal government shut-down, this is exactly how we’re supposed to roll in the long emergency: everything organized at the gigantic scale is going to wobble and fail. It’s nature’s way of saying, “get smaller, get realer, scale down, and get local.” The catch is, we […]
Hell On Earth: Major City Will RUN OUT Of Water In Less Than 95 Days
Hell On Earth: Major City Will RUN OUT Of Water In Less Than 95 Days If you’ve ever needed a reason to store extra food and water, this just might be it. Cape Town, South Africa is on schedule to run out of water in less than 95 days, and when they do, the government […]
Three killed as severe storm lashes Netherlands
Three killed as severe storm lashes Netherlands The Dutch meteorological institute KNMI issued a Code Red for the storm, bringing wind speeds up to 140 kp/h [EPA] At least three people were killed and several others injured in the Netherlands due to a severe storm, as gusts of up to 140 kilometres per hour blew […]
Summer heat — electricity prices hit cap of $14 per KWhr in SA, almost there in Victoria
Summer heat — electricity prices hit cap of $14 per KWhr in SA, almost there in Victoria Watching the AEMO dashboard as a hot summer day hits Is this the summer crunch-time that the the National Grid managers have been fearing? Today things are not running smoothly in the green states of Victoria and SA […]
The Cycle of Disease – It’s Just our Time
The Cycle of Disease – It’s Just our Time COMMENT: Sir, It’s interesting, since your post on Madagascar and the pneumonic plague, I have Surveilled a site dealing with medical news once a week. What’s really interesting is the resurgence of older well-known entities such as cholera Zambia has been hard hit with over 2000 cases […]
CDC Cancels Nuke Talk, Warns About “Widespread” Flue Epidemic
CDC Cancels Nuke Talk, Warns About “Widespread” Flue Epidemic In late December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it would conduct a briefing on January 16 regarding the “public health response to a nuclear detonation” over the skies of the United States. Now, the CDC has canceled the nuclear briefing and focused on something much […]
These Are The Top Global Risks For 2018 According To The World Economic Forum
These Are The Top Global Risks For 2018 According To The World Economic Forum As the World Economic Forum scrambles to accommodate the additional security measures necessitated by president Donald Trump’s decision to break with presidential tradition and attend Davos this year, the organization has released what’s become an annual tradition: Its report of what […]
New Flu Strains Threaten Public as CDC Admits to Flu Medicine Shortage
New Flu Strains Threaten Public as CDC Admits to Flu Medicine Shortage In what may be one of the most severe flu seasons in recent history, the CDC has warned more is to come. This week, CDC officials say due to the influx of the widespread flu season, there are shortages of the drug used to treat the flu. […]
New NASA Study Solves Climate Mystery, Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas
New NASA Study Solves Climate Mystery, Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas Over the past few years, natural gas has become the primary fuel that America uses to generate electricity, displacing the long-time king of fossil fuels, coal. In 2019, more than a third of America’s electrical supply will come from natural gas, […]
Defying Dystopia: Shaping the Climate Future We Want
Defying Dystopia: Shaping the Climate Future We Want We live in an age of dystopias on demand. Whether it’s Black Mirror, The Hunger Games or The Handmaid’s Tale, there is no limit to satiating our desires for dark, apocalyptic visions of the future. Unfortunately the scariest experience does not involve the world of the imaginary; […]
Is Climate Change a Tool to Eliminate Democracy?
Is Climate Change a Tool to Eliminate Democracy? COMMENT: Your view on denying climate change is supporting the capitalist model. This shows you have no credibility. OD REPLY: Climate is changing and it is part of the normal cycle. You are actually correct that I support capitalism and freedom and am against authoritarianism and totalitarian […]
Are You One Of The 170 Million Americans Drinking Radioactive Tap Water?
Are You One Of The 170 Million Americans Drinking Radioactive Tap Water? According to a new bombshell report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), tap water for more than 170 million Americans contains radioactive elements that may increase the risk of cancer. The group examined 50,000 public water systems throughout the United States and found from […]
What we learned about the climate system in 2017 that should send shivers down the spines of policy makers
What we learned about the climate system in 2017 that should send shivers down the spines of policy makers Much of what happened in 2017 was predictable: news of climate extremes became, how can I put it … almost the norm. There was record-breaking heat on several continents, California’s biggest wildfire (extraordinarily in the middle […]
More Than 100 Are Dead As The Worst Flu Epidemic In Years Sweeps Across The United States
More Than 100 Are Dead As The Worst Flu Epidemic In Years Sweeps Across The United States This flu season is already off to a record-setting beginning, and many believe that it could ultimately be the worst that we have seen in decades. In fact, it has been reported that if we stay on this […]
