The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Even Canadians Think Americans Are Toxic
I would like to think that the American separation might end with the arrival of a vaccine, but why would it? Already the anti-vaxxers are mobilizing. There is no cure for being too stupid to take medicine. For the foreseeable future, there will be one world for non-Americans and another for Americans. The question for the rest of the world is where can you find the American spirit if the America we knew has gone?
#Canada #America #COVID19 #EndofanEmpire
Israeli gov’t approves: Three-week lockdown beginning Friday
The country is heading into a three-week nearly total lockdown on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the government determined on Sunday after more than seven hours of heated debate. The closure will go into effect at 2 p.m. on Friday and last through Simchat Torah on October 9.
#Israel #COVID19 #Lockdown #middleeast
‘Vicious little suckers’: Massive clouds of mosquitoes kill cows, horses in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura
Livestock deaths from mosquitoes aren’t a new phenomenon. Fontenot said they also occurred after Hurricane Lili in 2002 and Hurricane Rita in 2005. Florida and Texas have had similar problems after hurricanes, he said.
#hurricanelaura #mosquitoes #LousianaStrong
Earth barreling toward ‘Hothouse’ state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows
“The time from 66 [million] to 34 million years ago, when the planet was significantly warmer than it is today, is of particular interest, as it represents a parallel in the past to what future anthropogenic change could lead to.”
#ClimateChange #Science #PaleoceneEoceneThermalMaximum
