As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point
Officials warn that if regional Integrated Ocean Observing System readings go dark, coastal forecasts will become less precise, endangering commercial fishermen, cargo ships and coastal communities. By Ryan Krugman Years of underfunding and new delays in federal grantmaking threaten buoys and ocean monitoring assets run by the National Oceanic andContinue Reading
Baraa in Syria
A video diary for Al Jazeera, On the Ground A video diary for Al Jazeera Baraa Obied was internally displaced during the Syrian war and is now home again in Damascus. In his video diary, he shows how daily life in the capital is slowly returning to normal, one yearContinue Reading
Indonesia counts human cost as more climate change warnings sounded
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change., Indonesia reports 1,000 dead and close to 1 million displaced from rains as a report points at the threat posed by climate change and ecosystem decline across Asia. Nearly 1,000Continue Reading
Exxon’s Next Supreme Court Play
This piece is copublished by DeSmog and ExxonKnews . ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. Facing a growing number of lawsuits that could hold them liable for billions of dollars in climate damages, oil companies for the fifth time in three years are asking the U.S.Continue Reading
Scientists uncover a volcanic trigger behind the Black Death
A newly analyzed set of climate data points to a major volcanic eruption that may have played a key role in the Black Death’s arrival. Cooling and crop failures across Europe pushed Italian states to bring in grain from the Black Sea. Those shipments may have carried plague-infected fleas. TheContinue Reading
Rebuilding VisiCorp’s Visi On UI reveals how Apple defined the GUI era
Nina Kalinina takes a deep dive into one of the earliest PC desktops Reverse engineering VisiCorp’s pioneering GUI for commodity PCs shows how little modern GUIs get from Xerox – and how much we all owe Apple.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The War Between The Land And The Sea review – Strong start despite tired tropes
The War Between The Land And The Sea premiered last night (7 December) and, while it shows promise, its uneasy politics and sloppily written female characters left me feeling a little… sunken. WARNING: This article contains spoilers for The War Between The Land And The Sea’s first two episodes. FromContinue Reading
In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to The Traitor
In his first year in the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff challenged Traitor 47 while pressing the issue of affordability. He also tried to pass legislation, without much luck., Read MoreContinue Reading
Russia launches strike on Ukrainian apartment building
Russia launches strike on Ukrainian apartment building, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Private plane shown in video not for Duterte’s return to PH
Claim: The plane shown in a video will be used to take Rodrigo Duterte from The Hague, Netherlands back to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on December 4, has already received 676,000 views, 22,000 reactions, 1,800 comments, and 1,100 shares as of writing. TheContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Spliced news report used to falsely claim Duterte is back in PH
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is back in the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video has already received 571,000 views, 775 comments, and 468 shares as of writing. It was posted on November 22, days before the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber formally denied Duterte’s requestContinue Reading
Thousands flee Thailand-Cambodia border after deadly clashes and air strikes | BBC News
Thousands of civilians along the Thailand-Cambodia border are fleeing after an escalation of violence between the two countries. A Thai military spokesperson said air force jets bombed Cambodian military positions after a Thai soldier was killed in an exchange of fire along the disputed border. Cambodia has said that fourContinue Reading
The Traitor says Zelenskyy ‘hasn’t read’ plan to end Russia-Ukraine war
President Traitor 47 on Sunday claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “hasn’t read” a U.S-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. He told reporters that Zelenskyy’s “people love it,” and that Russia is “fine with it.” #The Traitor #russia #ukraine #zelenskyy Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video mayContinue Reading