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February 7, 2025

Megadroughts Have Grown in Size and Scope
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Megadroughts Have Grown in Size and Scope

A new study maps and ranks the largest, longest-lasting, and most severe multiyear droughts from 1980 to 2018.

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How America Became The World’s Trash Leader
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How America Became The World’s Trash Leader

America leads the world in producing more trash than it knows what do with — running out of landfills by 2036.

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A recent report finds climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. Some experts disagree
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A recent report finds climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. Some experts disagree

A pioneering climate scientist says global heating is accelerating. Others say we can still reach climate goals

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Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists
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Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists

EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs

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Climate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm January
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Climate puzzle persists with unexpectedly warm January

January was expected to be cooler than the same month last year, but was 0.1C warmer, which experts are struggling to explain.

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Rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted, raising serious concerns
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Rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted, raising serious concerns

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in Australian rivers has revealed. The problem on the reef is getting worse, not better, despite efforts to improve farming practices and ...

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Lawsuit Seeks to Block New York’s Climate Change Law Targeting Energy Companies
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Lawsuit Seeks to Block New York’s Climate Change Law Targeting Energy Companies

Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging a law that makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions.

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Tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams
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Tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams

Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes.

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Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program
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Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program

The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations, according to a memo obtained by WIRED.

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‘The Devil Will Bite You,’ Environmentalists Tell Japan’s Prime Minister on Eve of Trump summit
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‘The Devil Will Bite You,’ Environmentalists Tell Japan’s Prime Minister on Eve of Trump summit

Gulf Coast advocates traveled to Japan to warn lawmakers and financiers about the environmental impact of U.S. LNG.

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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy

The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.

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Q&A: What to know about the earthquakes near Santorini
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Q&A: What to know about the earthquakes near Santorini

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The seismic activity is concentrated in the area between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos, with a center around 25 km northeast...

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Santorini: State of emergency declared as tremors continue
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Santorini: State of emergency declared as tremors continue

The declaration of a state of emergency comes as seismic activity — which has prompted thousands to flee — continues. A 5.2 magnitude quake was recorded on Wednesday evening.

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Arbitrary Criminalization in America
collapse2050.com

Arbitrary Criminalization in America

Everyone's a target

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Solar Panels for Collapse, Are They Worth It? Here's an Honest Answer.
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Solar Panels for Collapse, Are They Worth It? Here's an Honest Answer.

From someone who owned solar panels.

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In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
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In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day

To mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, the world needs to quickly transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources such as solar power.

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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People

The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

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Thieves steal 100,000 eggs from trailer in Pennsylvania as prices spike
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Thieves steal 100,000 eggs from trailer in Pennsylvania as prices spike

Police search for culprit in Antrim township heist as US egg prices continue to rise amid bird flu outbreak

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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds
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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds

Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition

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Fiji Water lawsuit raises concerns about microplastics
newsweek.com

Fiji Water lawsuit raises concerns about microplastics

A lawsuit claims FIJI Water misled consumers about its product's purity and environmental impact, specifically highlighting the presence of microplastics.

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A new Bankrate report shows that 59% of Americans wouldn’t cover a $1,000 expense with ...
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A new Bankrate report shows that 59% of Americans wouldn’t cover a $1,000 expense with ...

The 2025 Bankrate Emergency Savings Report paints a grim picture of the state of Americans’ personal finances. The good news is that many aspire to boost savings.

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How Trump Lost His Trade War
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How Trump Lost His Trade War

When the U.S. breaks its treaties, only China wins.

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With every move he makes, it’s clearer than ever: Trump is going to crash the global ec...
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With every move he makes, it’s clearer than ever: Trump is going to crash the global ec...

Believing that the rest of the planet is blind to his clumsy machinations, US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order to…

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The Frightening Endgame For Trump’s Tariffs
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The Frightening Endgame For Trump’s Tariffs

The start of the global trade war is just part of the planned “shock-and-awe blitz” to seize total government control

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The City of Montreal has dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers, pledges to buy local
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The City of Montreal has dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers, pledges to buy local

The City of Montreal had dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers in response to the still-looming tariff threat from the U.S.

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The Middle Class Is A Myth
surviving-tomorrow.com

The Middle Class Is A Myth

It literally doesn't exist anymore

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Trump Is Inheriting an Environmental Disaster
theatlantic.com

Trump Is Inheriting an Environmental Disaster

PFAS could be the rare environmental issue that gets addressed this term.  

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The Politics of Crisis Is Not Going Away
palladiummag.com

The Politics of Crisis Is Not Going Away

We are trapped in an escalating politics of crisis, which threatens to break our connection with reality. It’s only going to get worse before it gets better.

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America, We Have a Problem
medium.com

America, We Have a Problem

It is far worse than you thought

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Taking DOGE to Court Is a Doomed Strategy
kenklippenstein.com

Taking DOGE to Court Is a Doomed Strategy

The new Russiagate is here

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Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics
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Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics

The order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby for foreign nations. President Donald Trump says Republicans were unfairly targeted in the past.

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Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spend...
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Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spend...

Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting secretary, a career civil servant, to immediately shut off all USAID payments using the department’s own ultra-sensitive payment proces...

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Russia Welcomes USAID Cuts, Calls Agency ‘Machine for Interfering’
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Russia Welcomes USAID Cuts, Calls Agency ‘Machine for Interfering’

Russia on Thursday welcomed the new U.S. administration's decision to shutter USAID as an independent agency, calling the humanitarian body a "machine for interfering" in global affairs.

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The USAID shutdown could make China more powerful. Beijing is already pouring billions ...
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The USAID shutdown could make China more powerful. Beijing is already pouring billions ...

The end of USAID could mean more space for China to expand globally. BI analyzed where China invests the most and how it compares to US aid.

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Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Trump’s Plan to Exhaust and Control the Public
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Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Trump’s Plan to Exhaust and Control the Public

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) recently sounded the alarm on why so many people feel exhausted by the chaotic news cycle—and why that’s exactly what former President Donald Trump and his allies want.ContentsHow to Stay Informed Without Burning ...

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The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
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The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children

I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

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The Gaza 'war' was a lie, as is the ceasefire. Trump just told you
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The Gaza 'war' was a lie, as is the ceasefire. Trump just told you

During Netanyahu’s visit, Trump dropped Washington’s sugar coating of Israel’s 15-month genocidal destruction of Gaza. This was always about ethnic cleansing

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Excluded Headlines: Lots of resistance to the US from people in Latin American, while Argentina's Milei copies Trump
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Excluded Headlines: Lots of resistance to the US from people in Latin American, while Argentina's Milei copies Trump

Stay up to date on the Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.

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Civil society will collapse in the near future, as environmental degradation and resource constraints stress existing systems. Elites will attempt to continue to live well at the expense of lower classes until the system breaks.


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