Archive for the 'Environment' Category
“Plan to Steer Hurricanes”
June 28th, 2026Via: USA Today: Technology is on the cusp of allowing humans to disrupt or steer natural disasters, like hurricanes, according to a new study, which appeared in the journal PLOS Water on June 24. If that sounds like far-fetched science fiction, some scientists would agree with you. But study authors say humans must embrace technology […]
We’re Already Living in an Alien Invasion Movie
June 20th, 2026Via: Truthstream Media:
The Cost Of The Grain That Feeds Half The World Just Posted Biggest Monthly Surge Since 2008
June 2nd, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Asian rice prices logged their biggest monthly gain in nearly two decades in May, as a Gulf energy shock collides with an expected El Niño event later this year. The spike adds to the mounting risks of a broader food price shock that could emerge as soon as six months from now. Any […]
Google Wants to Release Millions of ‘Good’ Mosquitoes in California and Florida
June 1st, 2026Although these aren’t genetically engineered mosquitoes, what is Google’s actually up to here? Via: KTLA: “Good bugs are the same species of mosquito as the bad bugs that spread disease. Our good bugs are male mosquitoes that have a naturally-occurring bacteria called Wolbachia which makes them unable to have offspring with wild female mosquitoes,” the […]
“Utah Datacenter Could Dump 23 Atomic Bombs Worth of Energy Per Day” [???]
May 20th, 2026Via: The Register: A proposed mega-scale datacenter in the US state of Utah has caused controversy after a physics professor estimated that the facility and its associated power generation could dump 23 atomic bombs’ worth of energy per day. But the real question is whether it will actually ever get built. The datacenter is part […]
Moscow Sees Heaviest Snowfall in 200 Years
February 5th, 2026Via: ITV News: Moscow has seen the heaviest snowfall in more than 200 years, Russian state media reported as Eastern Europe was battered by severe weather and freezing temperatures. The state-owned Russian news Agency TASS reported on January 29 that the first month of the year had seen the heaviest snowfall in the Russian capital […]
In Conversation with Andrew Bridgen: Digital ID, Excess Deaths & Political Silence
January 26th, 2026Via: Digby Furneaux:
Dangerously Cold Air to Surge Through Dozens of States
January 23rd, 2026Via: Accuweather: The coldest air of the winter may visit many areas across the central and eastern United States, with AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures of 50 below zero in the coldest spots. More: State of Emergency Declared in Multiple States
Trump Speech at World Economic Forum
January 21st, 2026Via: AP: More: Bullet Points of Speech
China’s BYD Overtakes Tesla as World’s Top EV Seller
January 2nd, 2026Via: DW: Annual sales figures for 2025 show Tesla has lost its crown as the world’s top electric vehicle seller to Chinese rival BYD. Elon Musk’s Tesla reported a bigger-than-expected fall in fourth-quarter deliveries on Friday and delivered 1.64 million cars in 2025, down nine percent from the previous year. On Thursday, BYD said it […]
