Indonesia to end search for earthquake, tsunami victims as death toll soars over 2,000
10/10/2018, 1:13:59 PMMore than 80,000 people left homeless by earthquake that hit coastal city of Palu and a tsunami 3-times bigger than predicted ✔ PALU, Indonesia -- Indonesia's disaster agency said Wednesday that it only needs tents, water treatment units, generators and transport from other countries as it responds to the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people ✔ Memorials will be constructed in hard-hit neighborhoods such as Balaroa and Petobo, he said
Why the Wilder Storms? It’s a ‘Loaded Dice’ Problem
10/10/2018, 2:48:02 PMGlobal warming is bringing an era of wilder, more dangerous rains. The good news is that we’re getting better at evacuating flood zones. The bad news is everything else. ✔ In the United States, heavy downpours in most parts of the country have increased in both intensity and frequency since 1901, a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concluded in 2017 ✔ Opinion: Donald Trump Versus the Jungle Beto O’Rourke May Benefit From an Unlikely Support Group: White Evangelical Women Opinion: Wake Up, World Leaders
Storm Callum to bring 80mph winds and month's worth of rain in 3 days
10/10/2018, 2:11:50 PMSTORM Callum will barrel into the UK this weekend — bringing 80mph gales and a month’s-worth of rain over just three days. “Danger to life” weather warnings have been issued as Ca… ✔ Mercury Press 5 A brave dog powers through the rain during Storm Bronagh, the last named storm to hit Britain It added: The rain is expected to be accompanied by strong winds, which when combined with high tides may lead to some coastal impacts due to large waves
UK weather forecast: MONTH'S worth of HEAVY rainfall to STRIKE this weekend
10/10/2018, 2:14:59 PMBRITAIN will bake in a mini heatwave this week, before Storm Callum unleashes heavy downpours across the country, bringing up to a month's worth of rainfall this weekend. ✔ The UK will enjoy warm weather over the next few days, with temperatures soaring up to 25C as a sunny spell transcends upon Britain ✔ The Met Office said: A zone of heavy rain associated with an intense weather system affecting western parts of the UK will become slow moving for a time, bringing prolonged rainfall and the potential for surface water flooding
UN: Losses from natural disasters surge over last 20 years
10/10/2018, 1:10:55 PMGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. office for disaster risk reduction said Wednesday that worldwide reported economic losses from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes and other ✔ The report came as the southeastern United States appeared to face another possible disaster as Hurricane Michael barreled toward the region from the Gulf of Mexico ✔ (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Una mujer de pie entre los escombros de viviendas cerca de un barco arrastrado tierra adentro por un tsunami, en la localidad de Wani, a las afueras de la ciudad de Palu, en el centro de la isla indonesia de Célebes, el 10 de octubre de 2018
Love Island town destroyed as horror flash flood kills nine in Majorca
10/10/2018, 3:04:05 PMVictims were trapped in the cars and swept out to sea in Sant Llorenc des Cardassar ✔ Some were even reported to have been washed out to sea in nearby Arta on the eastern side of the island ✔ Rancina Armengol, President of the Balearic Islands which includes Majorca, confirmed today her government would declare three days of mourning ✔ Sniffer dogs are also taking part in the search for possible victims
Yellowstone volcano eruption: Officials warn it's 'IMPOSSIBLE' to keep track of systems
10/10/2018, 12:45:29 PMYELLOWSTONE Volcano Observatory (YVO) officials have warned they cannot keep an eye on all of the supervolcano’s hydrothermal features. ✔ The scientist said: The most useful chemical indicator is in the chloride composition of the water, since hydrothermal waters have high concentrations of chloride ✔ The supervolcano is monitored for signs of an eruption on a daily basis by the USGS and YVO
Haircuts and hope after the tsunami
10/10/2018, 1:46:14 PMFrom barbers to food hawkers, Palu residents are reopening businesses and rebuilding their lives. ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Indonesia tsunami: Haircuts and hope as Palu begins to rebuild From barbers and food hawkers to motorcycle mechanics, residents of Palu in Indonesia are reopening their businesses as the tsunami-hit city begins to rebuild
Brits reveal Biblical scenes after flash floods sweep cars and people away
10/10/2018, 12:39:03 PMAndrea Sutton Allen watched stunned as cars were dragged through streets which had become rivers - while Leanne Nash, celebrating her mum's birthday, fears she's trapped on island ✔ People walk through a mud-covered street in the village of Sant Llorenc des Cardasar (Image: ARGENTINA SANCHEZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Leanne was celebrating her mum Pat's (pictured) 60th birthday on the day of the flood (Image: Facebook) Read More Dramatic moment taxi driver swerves at last minute to avoid tragedy after man staggers onto road Authorities have confirmed that nine people have died, including two Brits who were travelling in a taxi when it was swept away
Hurricane Michael live WEBCAM: 'Life threatening' storm targets St. Petersburg - WATCH
10/10/2018, 2:59:36 PMHURRICANE Michael is bearing down on Florida packing maximum sustained winds of up to 140mph as the category 4 hurricane continues to gain power. Watch live webcam footage from the city of St Petersburg as the life-threatening storm hits. ✔ That means the water will come miles inshore and could easily rise over the roofs of houses ✔ On Monday night Hurricane Michael rapidly intensified when its maximum sustained winds increased 35mph in a 24-hour period and has continued strengthening ever since ✔ Weakening is first expected after landfall as Michael moves across the southeastern US
Hurricane Michael: ‘Potentially catastrophic’ storm begins battering Florida
10/10/2018, 1:27:27 PMThe hurricane intensified as it began to lash northwestern Florida on Wednesday. ✔ By Mark Berman Mark Berman National news reporter Email Bio Follow October 10 at 9:16 AM Hurricane Michael roared closer to the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday after intensifying into a Category 4 storm, gaining strength just hours before it was poised to make landfall in the afternoon as the strongest hurricane on record to strike the region ✔ Its strongest winds extended up to 45 miles from the center, and some parts of Florida were already feeling its impact
Floods kill at least nine on the Spanish island of Mallorca
10/10/2018, 1:49:31 PMAt least nine people including two Britons were killed as heavy rain and flash f... ✔ REUTERS/Enrique Calvo Residents swept water and mud out of houses as the floods subsided on Wednesday, leaving roadsides strewn with wrecked vehicles and beaches covered in debris ✔ Slideshow (12 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
145 mph Hurricane Michael to be strongest ever storm to hit north Florida
10/10/2018, 2:11:53 PMFLORIDA’S state governor warned the impact of Hurricane Michael will be devastating as he told locals it’s now “too late” to flee the killer storm. Rick Scott fears the 145 … ✔ Getty Images - Getty 24 One resident writes 'Calm down Michael' while preparing for the Category 4 storm EPA 24 Swimmers in the turbulent sea at a beach in Cancun, Mexico, as storm clouds loom overhead Others have decided to stay put despite the life-threatening storm surge because of how much it costs to evacuate
Hurricane Michael WARNING: 'We CANNOT SAVE you' from life threatening storm says Governor
10/10/2018, 1:17:41 PMHURRICANE MICHAEL is bearing down on Florida and threatening to make landfall packing winds of up to 140mph, with Governor Rick Scott warning residents “we can rebuild your house, but we can not rebuild your life”. ✔ About 3.7 million people are under hurricane warnings in parts of Florida, southeastern Alabama and southern Georgia ✔ Health officials are checking on facilities that care for the elderly, which have been told to install generators and file evacuation plans in preparation for Michael
Storm Callum to hit UK on morning of Princess Eugenie's royal wedding
10/10/2018, 2:29:43 PMPrincess Eugenie will marry tequila brand ambassador Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle on Friday - just as Storm Callum hits ✔ The main impacts for the UK will be from heavy rain across some western areas Friday & Saturday £weatheraware ✔ Rule Meghan and Kate must follow Potential issue with their wedding Wedding will be 2-day celebration Princess Eugenie wedding dress code
UK weather SHOCK forecast: Storm Callum to SMASH Britain in 48 HOURS - Met Office warnings
10/10/2018, 12:56:03 PMBRITAIN has been issued with danger to life warnings as Storm Callum is set to smash the UK in just 48 hours, potentially bringing hurricane-force-winds with it. ✔ The Met Office just issued new weather warnings for millions of people across the UK as winds of 80mph threaten the country ✔ UK weather forecast: Storm Callum will cause dangerous wind and rain conditions (Image: GETTY/MET OFFICE) In Wales, fast-flowing or deep floodwater is possible
Death toll rises in floods on Spanish island of Mallorca
10/10/2018, 2:36:02 PMAt least nine people including two Britons were killed as heavy rain and flash floods hit the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said on Wednesday. ✔ The situation is a disaster and we're trying to locate survivors and help people but everything is flooded and people cannot leave their homes ✔ Reuters Spain Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
Hurricane Michael Has Strengthened To A Category 4 Storm Ahead Of Making Landfall
10/10/2018, 1:44:53 PMThe hurricane is expected to bring a life-threatening storm surged along the Panhandle, Big Bend, and Nature Coast, according to the National Weather Service. ✔ As of Wednesday morning, Michael had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and is expected to grow stronger ✔ The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline, the National Hurricane Center warned in an advisory on Tuesday
Planets to align and trigger major quake in days - Earthquake forecast
10/10/2018, 1:30:48 PMMEGA earthquakes will occur in the next week as the planets align and create a combined interplanetary tug on Earth, according to conspiracy theorists. ✔ He added: After three years of observations, it became clear that some planetary geometry in the Solar System clearly tends to cause a seismic increase, while other geometry does not ✔ Sometimes before a large earthquake you'll have a foreshock or two, but we don't know they're foreshocks until the big one happens
Hurricane Michael is now a 'potentially catastrophic' storm - follow live updates
10/10/2018, 2:35:51 PMLive coverage of 'life-altering' cyclone with unprecedented intensity in Panhandle region ✔ As environmental news outlet Grist reported: six of the seven most damaging hurricanes in US history have hit in the past 10 years and the Trump administration as well as media reports have largely avoided mentioning climate change as a key component
'Potentially catastrophic': Hurricane Michael starts lashing Florida
10/10/2018, 2:49:07 PMHurricane Michael opened its bombardment of the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday morning, with wind and rain beginning to batter the coastline hours before the strengthening Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall with astonishing power. ✔ Credit:AP Governors in three states Florida, Alabama and Georgia have declared states of emergency, with mandatory evacuations in effect in coastal areas across the Florida Panhandle ✔ The New York Times Hurricanes Most Viewed in World Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation
The Latest: North Carolina declares emergency before Michael
10/10/2018, 2:56:59 PMPANAMA CITY, Florida (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times Eastern): 10:50 a.m. North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency ✔ Roy Cooper says he's called up 150 National Guard troops and lifted restrictions on trucks that could deliver supplies to the state ✔ Florida Power & Light is staging contractors in Sarasota, Fla, in advance of Hurricane Michael's expected landfall in the Florida panhandle later this week ✔ Hurricane Michael is expected to reach the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday
Explosion in Wisconsin leaves house severely damaged
10/10/2018, 3:44:39 PMLocal residents left without power by blast ✔ A house has exploded in a village in Wisconsin, according to local police ✔ The vessel arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Interior Ministry denied them to disembark, calling EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them ✔ Calumet County Officials said the home is a seasonal residence and that no one was home at the time of the explosion
Riding out Hurricane Michael puts "other lives in danger," FEMA chief warns
10/10/2018, 1:56:05 PMHurricane Michael strengthens to a powerful Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Florida Panhandle ✔ But the thing that's so different is the unbelievable storm surge ✔ What that storm surge comes in, you have no control of it, Scott told CBS This Morning ✔ So we hope we don't see too many issues, but if we do we're ready to stand by and support as much as we can
Everything we know about Melania Trump's big ABC interview
10/10/2018, 1:55:10 PMMs Trump expected to open up about marriage to president in sit-down chat with presenter Tom Llamas ✔ The vessel arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Interior Ministry denied them to disembark, calling EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them ✔ For those who are unable to watch the live coverage, the interview with Ms Trump is expected to be published on ABC News’ YouTube page after being broadcast
Brit couple among 9 dead in Majorca as cars swept away by 13ft of water
10/10/2018, 2:01:55 PMA BRITISH couple are among nine people killed in “biblical” flash flooding that tore through the Spanish island of Majorca overnight. Shocking images and videos show cars being swept th… ✔ A BRITISH couple are among nine people killed in biblical flash flooding that tore through the Spanish island of Majorca overnight ✔ 43 The worst of the flooding struck the town of Sant Llorenc, on the island's east It was crazy, absolutely crazy ✔ The Costa del Sol remained on red alert this morning following overnight storms and torrential rain overnight in resorts like Marbella
Michael Bloomberg re-registers with Democrats eyeing 2020 presidential bid
10/10/2018, 2:35:49 PM'At key points in US history, one of the two parties has served as a bulwark against those who threaten our Constitution,' says former New York mayor ✔ The vessel arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Interior Ministry denied them to disembark, calling EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them ✔ If he chooses to run in 2020, this would mark Mr Bloomberg’s first Democratic campaign
Majorca flooding: Death toll of disaster that killed two Brits soars to TEN and could rise
10/10/2018, 3:46:11 PMMAJORCA floods that have killed at least two Brits have now claimed 10 lives, officials said. ✔ A rescue coordination spokesman said three of the bodies had been recovered in Sant Llorenc, two in Area, three in s’Illot and one in Son Carrio ✔ It is not clear if the taxi they were in was carried towards the sea from Sant Llorenc after being engulfed in swollen floodwaters following yesterday’s torrential rain
Hurricane Michael 2018 update: Florida path - Where is Hurricane Michael heading?
10/10/2018, 12:03:34 PMFLORIDA will take a battering from Hurricane Michael and the swirling storm's category 4 winds as Michael makes landfall today - but where is the “monstrous” storm now and where is the hurricane heading? ✔ The eye of the storm is predicted to smash Florida’s panhandle at 8pm BST (1pm CDT) today ✔ To put that into perspective, 13 feet is nearly half as long as a London bus ✔ North Carolina and South Carolina are still recovering from the remnants of Hurricane Florence which barrelled through in September
Is Nikki Haley getting ready to challenge to Donald Trump?
10/10/2018, 1:55:38 PMThe 46-year-old former governor claims she is not running, which is sometimes a sign of the opposite ✔ The vessel arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Interior Ministry denied them to disembark, calling EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them ✔ The Independent has launched its #FinalSay campaign to demand that voters are given a voice on the final Brexit deal
Hurricane Michael MAP: Terrifying GFS path maps show BRUTAL intensity of eye
10/10/2018, 12:45:24 PMCATEGORY 4 HURRICANE Michael is tracking ever closer to Florida on its deadly path, as terrifying Global Forecast System (GFS) maps show the swirling mass of winds and intense eye of the storm. ✔ Hurricane Michael is tracking closer to land with increased wind speeds (Image: WX CHARTS) Officials are warning widespread power outages which will last days are to be expected ✔ Below are the current warnings in place according to the NHC: A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for - Okaloosa/Walton County Line Florida to Anclote River Florida The eye of the storm is forecast to reach land late afternoon local time (Image: PIVOTAL WEATHER) This map shows the projected path of Hurricane Michael (Image: GOOGLE) A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for - Anclote River Florida to Anna Maria Island Florida, including Tampa Bay A Hurricane Warning is in effect for - Alabama/Florida border to Suwannee River Florida A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for - Alabama/Florida border to the Mississippi/Alabama border, Suwanee River Florida to Chassahowitzka Florida, North of Fernandina Beach Florida to Surf City North Carolina A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for - Chassahowitzka to Anna Maria Island Florida, including Tampa Bay, Mississippi/Alabama border to the Mouth of the Pearl River, Surf City North Carolina to Duck North Carolina, Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
Hurricane Michael: Flights grounded across Florida Panhandle
10/10/2018, 1:03:51 PMFlight schedules remained grounded at airports in the Florida Panhandle as Hurricane Michael approached the region as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday. ✔ This map from the National Hurricane Center showed the projected path for Hurricane Michael as of Oct. 10, 2018 ✔ Major carriers flying to the region had instituted flexible rebooking policies that – with some fine print – allow customers there to make one change to their itineraries without paying extra
Live updates as Hurricane Michael thunders towards Florida coastline
10/10/2018, 3:41:02 PMThe Category 4 storm system is one of the strongest ever in the area with windspeeds of up to 140mph expected ✔ AccuWeather president Dr Joel Myers said: The greatest impacts will be near and east of where the hurricane’s eye makes landfall and particularly along the coastline because of angry seas in a dangerous storm surge being driven inland by onshore winds
Florida's Panhandle faces 'hurricane of a century'
10/10/2018, 2:07:25 PMPowerful Hurricane Michael closed in on Florida's northwestern shore on Wed... ✔ The storm was heading north at 13 mph (20 kph) and was about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Panama City, Florida, the NHC said ✔ ‘TEXTBOOK’ STORM Outer band of Hurricane Michael coming ashore here, Jon Ward in Panama City said on Twitter ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Could Michael become a Category 5 hurricane?
10/10/2018, 3:17:53 PMAs Michael hurtled closer to the Florida Panhandle, the supercharged storm had maximum sustained winds of 145 mph – just 12 miles shy of a Category 5. ✔ The most recent Category 3 hurricane or stronger to hit the state was Hurricane Irma (115 mph) in September 2017 ✔ BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Jayden Morgan carries his dog through a flooded street in St ✔ BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide
Terrifying SKULL shape appears in Hurricane Michael satellite map
10/10/2018, 2:02:00 PMA HAUNTING apparition of a skull has been spotted at the heart of Hurricane Michael in satellite images. The ghostly spectre, captured Yesterday, may well be a prediction of what is to come, with t… ✔ A HAUNTING apparition of a skull has been spotted at the heart of Hurricane Michael in satellite images ✔ Thousands have been warned to evacuate along Florida's coast, where schools and state offices are to remain shut this week ✔ We can rebuild your home, but we cannot rebuild your life
BBC News DOWN: News channels suffer huge technical blunder
10/10/2018, 3:33:25 PMBBC News saw disaster today as the network’s broadcasting capabilities seemingly ground to a halt after a fault plagued the system used to produce all live TV signals. ✔ As the the network remained off air, the BBC PR team tweeted an update, saying: Due to a technical issue we're currently running recorded programming on our live news channels We're working hard to resolve this as quickly as possible ✔ The channel cannot broadcast live as a result so they have been forced to repeat what was on the channel an hour ago ✔ He went on to add: Source says that there are currently many people in the gallery attempting to fix the issue
Hurricane Michael path: Tallahassee, Tampa, Jacksonville, Panama City, Pensacola AFFECTED
10/10/2018, 1:44:36 PMHURRICANE Michael is inching towards Florida with category 4 winds of 145mph - here are the latest updates and what you need to know. ✔ Thousands of people are braced for catastrophic damage as the hurricane begins to lash the state’s Panhandle area ✔ He wrote: The time for evacuating along the coast has come and gone ✔ First responders will not be able to come out in the middle of the storm ✔ As of 12pm BST (6am CDT), the massive storm was packing 145mph winds
Extreme heat, deluges and economic pain: What the UN climate report says for North America
10/10/2018, 3:43:29 PMWhat climate change could mean for North America, according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. ✔ Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Michael as the storm churns towards the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane ✔ If there is no water to evaporate, then there is more increase in temperature, since the surface can’t cool by evaporating water, she said
Travel advice for Brits with holidays booked to Majorca following flash floods
10/10/2018, 1:57:00 PMFlash floods in Majorca have left holidaymakers questioning their travel plans - here's what you need to know ✔ Men clear debris from a street covered by muddy water in Sant Llorenc des Cardassar (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Read More Majorca floods: Two Brits die in taxi after flash flooding in Love Island village What if I have a holiday booked to Majorca ✔ Read More Consumer rights Your high street refund rights How to complain about a payday loan Mobile phone contracts - your rights Bad reviews - how to get a refund Employment rights Dodgy goods: How to get your cash back Train delays - your rights Your rights when buying a used car
Brits caught up in floods 'saw person in car being swept down river'
10/10/2018, 1:15:44 PMBRIT tourists caught up in the deadly Majorca floods say they witnessed a person trapped inside a car as it was swept away down a flooded river. Kerry and Shaun Kirkman, from Nottingham, saw also t… ✔ Kerry Kirkman 12 Pictured is the devastation wrought on a coastal hotel Kerry Kirkman 12 They have now been told to leave their hotel on the island's eastern coast, as it still is without power Kerry Kirkman 12 Pictured is Kerry's husband Shaun with their son Leo Kerry Kirkman 12 The trio have now been moved to a new hotel by booking company On The Beach At least nine people have been killed by the floods, two of whom have been confirmed as Brits
Hurricane Michael Now a 'Catastrophic' Category 4 Storm as Landfall in Florida Approaches
10/10/2018, 12:30:28 PMHurricane Michael is expected to make landfall on the 300-mile Florida Panhandle and Big Bend on Wednesday as a massive Category 4 storm — the strongest hurricane ever to hit the Gulf Coast ✔ Rick Scott encouraged residents on Wednesday to quickly find shelter ✔ You cannot survive this, no one is going to survive this, Scott said on Tuesday’s Good Morning America , encouraging residents to evacuate and comparing the wave sizes to those of last month’s devastating tsunami in Indonesia
David Hare's 'I'm Not Running', National Theatre, Lyttelton review: An absorbing, flawed evening
10/10/2018, 1:55:11 PMPlay starring Sian Brooke and Alex Hassell is a bemusing work that seems to be operating in a kind of vacuum or alternative past ✔ Read more A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad, review: 'Confronts the viewer' Wanderlust, final episode, review: 'Neat, understated and saccharine' Doctor Who review: Jodie Whittaker delivers blockbuster performance The play is somewhat reminiscent of James Graham's Labour of Love in that the personal and political become intertwined in the course of a long relationship (20 years), except that only one of them is in the Labour Party
Analysis | Can a new president and prime minister solve Iraq’s broken politics?
10/10/2018, 12:10:02 PMBlocs may be fragmenting but powerful elite remain. ✔ They offered contradictory numbers in their claim to have formed the largest bloc ✔ Renad Mansour is a research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and a fellow with the Institute for International and Regional Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Sulaimani
Bangladesh's de facto opposition chief gets life sentence ahead of...
10/10/2018, 3:09:24 PMA Bangladesh court sentenced the acting head of the main opposition party to lif... ✔ Mosharraf Hossain Kazal, a lawyer for the government, said it would go to the Supreme Court to seek the death penalty for Rahman and his party colleagues who received lesser sentences ✔ The court convicted 49 people in all on Wednesday and sentenced 19 to death including ex-junior home minister Lutfuzzaman Babar ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Opinion | Go Vegetarian For The Planet, But Make ExxonMobil Go Vegan
10/10/2018, 12:08:19 PMMaking individual changes will make a difference, but we’ll be saved only by dramatic, wide-scale change. ✔ Even bad PR may not be enough to move them to action ✔ It has pledged to cut its methane emissions by just 15 percent from 2016 levels by 2020 ✔ Bryce Covert is an independent journalist writing about the economy ✔ She is a contributing op-ed writer at The New York Times and a contributing writer at The Nation
Capitalism is becoming less competitive
10/10/2018, 1:49:16 PMHow different countries are tackling a growing economic problem ✔ Santiago Levy, a Mexican economist, argues that well-intended government regulation allows too many weak, unproductive small businesses to survive, hindering the growth of bigger, more productive firms ✔ But the debate is far less advanced than it is in America
Iraq water shortages could force four million people to flee their homes
10/10/2018, 1:54:50 PMExperts warn the country’s next security crisis could be sparked by the devastation of agricultural lands from chronic water shortages, Bel Trew reports in the second part of her new series, Water Wars ✔ Islanded by cracked and caustic earth, a dome-shaped hut sits beached in the beating heat of the south Iraqi sun ✔ His friend Najim Eliwi, also a farmer, says rampant illegal plundering of precious waterways for fish farms has exacerbated the crisis ✔ The boat’s captain gets out, and wades for a bit before giving up
Analysis | Trump’s abdication on the new climate change report is very on-brand
10/10/2018, 2:14:14 PMTrump assures the public that he'll give the report a good look at some point to evaluate its bias. ✔ It’s not entirely inaccessible, but it’s the sort of document that was written for a community that isn’t the general public ✔ It was totally brought up out of the blue, someone briefed on the interaction told ProPublica ✔ They were a little incredulous that he would be so brazen ✔ You’ve got to consider both sides before deciding whether to call 911
Amazon removes animal heat pad from sale after one kills kittens
10/10/2018, 3:55:07 PMBelinda Carr spent £15.99 on a HUAYUU pet heating pad from Amazon to keep the newborn Sphynx kittens (pictured) warm at her home in Telford, Shropshire. ✔ I had a fire many years ago that nearly killed my son ✔ Thank God she woke me up, if she didn't I would have been gone with my house ✔ 'All Marketplace sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who don't will be subject to action including potential removal of their account.' It has not been possible to contact HUAYUU
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