The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be significantly underestimating the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water is seeping beneath the ice sheet […]
For well over a century, the Great Flood of 1862 has remained among California’s worst natural disasters — a megastorm that’s been used as a benchmark for state emergency planners and officials to better prepare for the future. A dreaded repeat of the flood — which killed at least 4,000 people and turned the Central […]
A vast Antarctic glacier is more vulnerable to melting than previously thought, according to new research, with potentially devastating consequences for billions of people. The Thwaites Glacier — dubbed the “Doomsday” glacier because of the grave impacts for global sea level rise if it melts — is breaking down “much faster” than expected, according to […]
President Biden raised millions of dollars for his reelection bid in Silicon Valley on Friday as he poked at former President Trump and argued that his campaign was being underestimated. “The press doesn’t want to write about it, but the momentum is clearly in our favor, with polls moving toward us and away from Trump,” […]
Martin Herem, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, has said that new intelligence on Russia’s ability to produce munitions and recruit people into the army has prompted NATO allies to reassess and issue a series of warnings about the need to prepare for a long-term conflict. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: Herem […]
Martin Herem, the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, said that NATO underestimated Russia’s ability to supply its war in Ukraine, and Russian production of artillery shells is far outstripping European efforts, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 24. The European Union pledged in March 2023 to deliver one million artillery shells to Ukraine by March 2024, […]