James Hansen and other scientists warn that sea-level rise is likely to accelerate fast in the future, and could amount to 10 feet (3 meters) within 50 years. Or maybe somewhat more or less time.

I write this in the Chilean port city of La Serena, substantial parts of which seem to be less than 3 meters above sea level. Oops.

If you're feeling really lucky, you could decide to bet that their prediction won't happen ever.

I am looking for people to help maintain and operate savannah.gnu.org.

Families of disappeared Chinese human rights defenders call on the state to tell them where their relatives are.

The US-backed war in Yemen has blocked delivery of food and medicine, endangering millions.

Australia's prison in Nauru treats children so horribly that even a government inquiry says no children should be there.

What will Abbott do next? Remove the children and leave their parents on Nauru? That might be cruel enough to be his next step.

The plan to send refugees to Cambodia has failed and Cambodia has cancelled it.