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Plague is Starting in Africa
Plague is Starting in Africa Panic has ensued in Madagascar where a recent outbreak of the plague has claimed the lives of at least 24 people. Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana has announced a ban on all public gatherings and demonstrations in effect until the outbreak can be contained. The plague is a deadly disease caused […]
Residents told to shelter in place after chemical plant explosion in Tennessee
Residents told to shelter in place after chemical plant explosion in Tennessee Police were dispatched to the Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee. A PORTION OF THE EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. PLANT CAN BE SEEN ALONG THE SOUTH HOLSTON RIVER IN KINGSPORT, TN. (CREDIT: AP PHOTO WADE PAYNE) Emergency crews are responding to reports of an […]
State Of Emergency Declared Across Southeastern US As Hurricane Nate Looms
State Of Emergency Declared Across Southeastern US As Hurricane Nate Looms Update (1 pm ET): With Nate expected to strengthen into a category 2 storm by the time it makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana late Saturday, the NHC has expanded its storm warnings to include the part of the Florida panhandle east of the Okaloosa/Walton […]
Is Population Decline Catastrophic?
Is Population Decline Catastrophic? In the 1970’s we heard the earth was going to get so crowded we’d be falling off. Now the panickers have flipped to population decline. They were wrong in the 70’s, so are they wrong again? Is a declining population catastrophic? Countries from Germany to Japan are investing in mass immigration […]
The Spiraling Crisis of Puerto Rico
The Spiraling Crisis of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, which already faced severe pressures because of the U.S. territory’s huge debt and demands from its creditor, has now been devastated by Hurricane Maria, as Dennis J Bernstein reports. Though President Trump bragged about the relatively low death toll from Hurricane Maria — 16 at the […]
Ominous Earthquake Swarm At Yellowstone Supervolcano Now One Of Longest Ever Recorded
Ominous Earthquake Swarm At Yellowstone Supervolcano Now One Of Longest Ever Recorded The rumblings beneath the formerly dormant supervolcano known as the Yellowstone caldera just won’t quit. And The ongoing earthquake swarm at the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano is now one of the longest ever recorded, having started on June 12. The ongoing earthquake swarm […]
BUSTED! Monsanto Caught Writing Their Own Independent Safety Reviews
BUSTED! Monsanto Caught Writing Their Own Independent Safety Reviews Leaked internal documents from Monsanto condemn the already-struggling giant to maintain some level of integrity. The company has been caught red-handed using a ghostwriter to craft their own independent safety reviews to be published in scientific journals. According to Natural News, plaintiffs suing the agricultural company […]
Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Want Government To Act On Climate Change, But There’s A Catch
Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Want Government To Act On Climate Change, But There’s A Catch New polling data provides some inspiring news about the prospects for climate change action in the United States. According to public policy polling conducted by AP–NORC and the Energy Policy Institute at The University of Chicago, 61% of American citizens […]
A House-Sized Asteroid Will ‘Skim By’ Earth In A Matter Of Days
A House-Sized Asteroid Will ‘Skim By’ Earth In A Matter Of Days On October 12, an asteroid the size of a house will barely miss earth as it skims by at a distance of 27,000 miles. This will be a close call considering the size of the otherworldly body. Asteroid 2012 TC4 will skim by […]
Sleepwalking is a Death Sentence for Humanity
Sleepwalking is a Death Sentence for Humanity Manifesto for a Sociology of the Climate Crisis and of Climate Justice Ed. note: The following is Chapter 14 of the new book: Cimate Futures: Re-imagining Global Climate Justice, edited by Kum-Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya Kurian, and Debashish Munshi (Berkeley: UC Press/Luminos) Many intellectuals in the social sciences and […]
Scotland To Permanently Ban Fracking
Scotland To Permanently Ban Fracking The Scottish government said on Tuesday that it wants to extend a current moratorium on fracking into a permanent full ban, with a final vote likely taking place at the Scottish Parliament later this year. “I can confirm that the decision of the Scottish Government is that we will not […]
America Not Immune from Chaos
America Not Immune from Chaos “Exceptional” America views itself as largely immune from devastating storms and the violence that infect much of the world, but recent weeks show that there is no protection against natural and human catastrophes, writes Ann Wright. Over the past two months – between natural disasters and the actions of a […]
Galveston’s BioLab Amid Global Warming
Galveston’s BioLab Amid Global Warming Ken Kramer grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in Houston. As a child he spent a lot of time on Galveston, an island about 50 miles away in the Gulf of Mexico. Kramer experienced Hurricane Carla in 1961 with gusts of 175 mph and a storm surge of 22 […]
The Great Acceleration Death Trap
The Great Acceleration Death Trap The Great Acceleration, post WWII humanity forcing the earth system, is charging ahead at exponential speed, including record temps year-after-year-after year-after year and on and on it goes, relentlessly. Fatally, many parts of the world become uninhabitable with a 2°-4°C increase in temps, too hot for human physiology. Under the […]
Tens Of Thousands Flee As Active Bali Volcano Set To Erupt
Tens Of Thousands Flee As Active Bali Volcano Set To Erupt In the latest example of a natural cataclysm displacing tens of thousands of people, and as reported earlier this week, the number of people taking shelter in makeshift evacuation centers on the Indonesian island of Bali has surged to around 104,000, officials said on […]
