Boston is planning for a meter of sea-level rise by 2070. Since we keep finding that Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than expected, I am not sure that is enough.

Building "resiliency" is a useful medium-term measure, that could help Boston survive while we curb global heating — if we do. But without that, it is futile; all such efforts will be overwhelmed by the sea.

The US faces a national shortage of purified CO2, and this could impact water treatment.

Members of the UK Parliament will be compelled to use Zoom in order to vote.

This is the ultimate surrender of a government to malicious technology.

Mafias are distributing food to Italians who have no money and can't buy anything. It appears that the government's efforts to give people food are not reaching everyone.

Rather than sending thugs to question people on the street who are suspiciously bringing people food, the government should improve its own efforts to do the job.

US citizens: call on Congress to protect US contributions to the WHO.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

If you call, please spread the word!