There is horror all over the news and many are struggling to comprehend how we are where we are – surely, we’ve learned lessons from our past? It appears not. That’s why it was a massive relief to see the South Korean people, as well as politicians, rising up and fighting so hard for their democracy. That is what’s required of all of us right now – to fight for what we want, versus being passive spectators and allowing a dystopian future to become our reality.
We can no longer sit back and accept the path not in our interest, and that means we must engage, just like we saw in Romania this week – Romanian court cancels presidential election in unprecedented political earthquake | Euronews – and as we are seeing on the streets of Georgia, with protests entering a second week – Georgian protesters detail brutal beatings by special forces | CNN.
The complexity of war is increasing, with Syria now in the melee (and that is such a complicated situation to get your head around, trust me, I’m trying to work it out), which just adds to the horrors already happening. You know, like Sudan’s brutal civil war, Ukraine/Russia, Israel/Palestine/Lebanon, so many other smaller wars including civil wars, and of course, the unknown of what a Trump presidency will bring geopolitically – although I have no faith it will be good.
So yeah, it’s really intense, but if this isn’t giving everyone the kick needed to stand up and fight for the future we want, I honestly don’t know what will. We can not be passive. We must not.
The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson has created a wave of commentary, most of it completely unsympathetic to him. It’s a deep look into the American healthcare system that’s for sure, and I’d recommend this series in ProRepublica, which will give you context. Greed once again. Is this a first of many? Because when you look at the conversation this has created, I wouldn’t be surprised if these sorts of attacks increase. CEOs, especially in the healthcare space, are frightened this week.
And if you want to understand why the world has experienced increased warming, which has been baffling scientists, it looks like we might have our answer – Rapid surge in global warming mainly due to reduced planetary albedo, researchers suggest.
For those of us in the Global South, as it starts to get warmer again, take note – the risk of heat deaths has now been proven higher in the young (people under 35), not the elderly as previously understood – Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico | Science Advances.
Some other recent climate news and research
- Climate change: Villages in Pakistan under threat of melting glaciers • FRANCE 24 English
- (PDF) Climate Disruption Caused by a Decline in Marine Biodiversity and Pollution
- Worst floods in decades impact Malaysia national exams
- Countdown to an ice-free Arctic: New research warns of accelerated timelines | CU Boulder Today | University of Colorado Boulder
- Climate warming is reducing rice quality in East Asia, research reveals
Of course, the big corporations are doing their part – not! Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target | Plastics | The Guardian
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