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Ebola death toll rises to 7,588 globally, WHO says – Business – CBC News
Ebola death toll rises to 7,588 globally, WHO says – Business – CBC News. The global death toll from Ebola has risen to 7,588 out of 19,497 confirmed cases recorded in the year-old epidemic raging in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The virus is still spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, especially in […]
Maritime Temperature Records Shattered On Christmas Day
Maritime Temperature Records Shattered On Christmas Day. HALIFAX – It felt more like spring than Christmas Day in the Atlantic provinces as temperature records were shattered and heavy rain pounded the region. Environment Canada said it is not unusual to have warm temperatures on Christmas, but it was record-breakingly balmy in some areas of Nova […]
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real. 2014 was quite a bizarre year, wasn’t it? The past 12 months brought us MH370, Ebola, civil war in Ukraine, civil unrest in Ferguson, the rise of ISIS and the fall of the Democrats in the midterm elections. Our world is becoming crazier […]
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?. This year has been marred by crises across the globe, as protests and conflicts have dominated headlines. Groups that were unknown to many, such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram, have become well-known. Tragedies like the downing of flight MH17 instantly entered public consciousness. Other crises, such […]
Sierra Leone orders lockdown over Ebola – Africa – Al Jazeera English
Sierra Leone orders lockdown over Ebola – Africa – Al Jazeera English. The Sierra Leone government has declared a five-day lockdown in the country’s north to step up efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, while making an exception for Christmas. The lockdown is designed to intensify the containment of the Ebola virus, the government said on Wednesday. “Muslims […]
Fukushima Children Thyroid Cancer Rate Continues To Rise | Zero Hedge
Fukushima Children Thyroid Cancer Rate Continues To Rise | Zero Hedge. Fukushima prefecture has been conducting regular checkups of over 360,000 people who were in Fukushima in March 2011 and were age 18 or under when the nuclear crisis struck.As WSJ reported in August, a study by researchers in Fukushima prefecture found 57 minors in the prefecture have […]
With Water, Life Returns to the Colorado River Delta – Voices
With Water, Life Returns to the Colorado River Delta – Voices. Last spring, on the eighth day of the release of Colorado River water into its channel at the US-Mexico border – an event known as the “pulse flow” – I witnessed something extraordinary. Like most mornings, I headed out with my National Geographic team before dawn […]
Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014
Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014. Worried about the shit hitting the fan on climate change and other major crises? Good. Because those crises prove that civilization is in the midst of a phase shift to new forms – and we’ve got the opportunity, right now, to ride the wave of five […]
Climax Denied As Climate Denial Group Hits Repeat At UN Climate Talks in Lima | DeSmogBlog
Climax Denied As Climate Denial Group Hits Repeat At UN Climate Talks in Lima | DeSmogBlog. You know that weird sensation when you experience something and you immediately get the feeling you’ve seen that very same thing before? No, I’m not talking about déjà vu. I’m talking about watching a press conference from climate science denialists at […]
Nuclear Power Plant In South Korea Hacked | Zero Hedge
Nuclear Power Plant In South Korea Hacked | Zero Hedge. The marketing stunt involving what would otherwise have been a straight to DVD flop, a pudgy North Korean dictator, an FBI desperate to create a fabricated YouTube clip of North Korean hackers scheming maliciously in their mother’s basement, an American president demanding retaliation because a […]
Abbot Point dredge spoil dump site ‘worst possible’ for environment, documents show – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Abbot Point dredge spoil dump site ‘worst possible’ for environment, documents show – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The Queensland Government has known for more than two years that the site where it proposes to dump millions of tonnes of dredge spoil at Abbot Point was the worst of seven possible options for port expansion […]
What Climate Change Asks of Us: Moral Obligation, Mobilization and Crisis Communication | The Climate Psychologist
What Climate Change Asks of Us: Moral Obligation, Mobilization and Crisis Communication | The Climate Psychologist. Why are we morally obligated to fight climate change? Climate change is a crisis, and crises alter morality. Climate change is on track to cause the extinction of half the species on earth and, through a combination of droughts, famines, […]
As New York Bans Fracking, Calls for Moratorium in Pennsylvania Grow Stronger | DeSmogBlog
As New York Bans Fracking, Calls for Moratorium in Pennsylvania Grow Stronger | DeSmogBlog. This week, New York Governor Cuomo announced that his state would ban fracking, due in large part to concerns about impacts on public health. But right across the border in Pennsylvania, one of the fastest-moving shale booms in the country still proceeds […]
U.S. Seeks BP Fine of Up to $18 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill Disaster – Bloomberg
U.S. Seeks BP Fine of Up to $18 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill Disaster – Bloomberg. The government wants BP Plc (BP/) to pay $16 billion to $18 billion in water-pollution fines for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history while seeking more than $1 billion from the co-owner of the blown-out well that caused the 2010 Gulf of […]
2014 Year in Review – David Collum | Peak Prosperity
2014 Year in Review – David Collum | Peak Prosperity. Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed “Year in Review” synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year’s is no exception. As with past years, he has graciously selected PeakProsperity.com as the site where it will be published in full. It’s quite longer than […]
