By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – Harvey’s destructive force on Texas and Louisiana has generated many compelling pictures and disturbing stories. Irma’s violent impact has already started in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Jose and Katia are whirling into possible threats. Other natural disasters in the world involve even more casualties, such as […]
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Environment
Sint Maarten: Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the Maho Beach WebCam
PTZtv | Webcam video | – – “Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the MahoBeachCam.com camera located at AAA Rent-A-Car in St Maarten. We will rebuild!” Live footage as Hurricane Irma destroys Maho Beach Cam in St Maarten 9/6/2017 NB. I was in Sint Maarten in June, and here are two pictures of Maho Beach, […]
On top of everything, Will the Middle East run out of Water?
By George Joffe | (The Conversation) | – – The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) already the most water stressed region in the world, faces a worsening crisis in terms of its access to water in the decades to come. A country is water stressed when it cannot provide the minimum water supply to […]
Weathering the Violence of Climate Change
By Gulrez Shah Azhar | (Project Syndicate) | – – SANTA MONICA – With India experiencing its worst drought in 140 years, Indian farmers have taken to the streets. At a protest in Madhya Pradesh this summer, police opened fire on farmers demanding debt relief and better crop prices, killing five. In Tamil Nadu, angry […]
Texas Wind turbines went right on Turning under Harvey’s impact, as Refineries Shut Down
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Extreme weather is in our future. Caribbean hurricanes of the future will be more and more violent and destructive because of manmade global heating. Sea level rise will open the coast to bigger storm surges. The number of coastal floods has already doubled since the 1980s […]
Is Deregulation behind explosions at Texas Chem Plant, polluting of Air and Water?
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “People don’t know what’s seeping into their air and their homes.” “Now the thing’s exploded, and people don’t know what’s seeping into their air and their homes.” —Lydia DePillis, Houston Chronicle Two explosions and “plumes of black smoke” were reported early Thursday morning at […]
Trump’s offer to Harvey Victims (Cartoon)
Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World) | – – Via Jamiol’s World
Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home
India Today | (Video News Report) | – – “The water levels at many places receded in Mumbai, but the situation remains far from normal. The water levels are dipping across the city including worst affected areas like Dadar circle where the water had reached chest deep height. The weather man has predicted very heavy […]
Are Houstonians 1st Wave of New Climate Change Refugees?
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – As parts of eastern Texas go underwater, the scenes of people fleeing for their lives are gut-wrenching. One picture of nursing home residents in waist-deep water took my breath away; fortunately, they did get rescued and are now safely placed in a new facility. Watching the […]
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