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Flooded land in Bangladesh

mercredi 8 janvier 2020 à 01:00

Coastal land in Bangladesh is now frequently flooded. Farmers have found clever ways to adapt — but in a few decades, when their land has become sea, there will be no way to adapt to that.

The country can adapt via birth reduction.

Foods made from bacteria

mercredi 8 janvier 2020 à 01:00

Progress on making a range of foods using bacteria could eliminate most farms in a few decades. This could avoid several sorts of medical and environmental disasters and permit rewilding of much of the Earth.

However, patenting this technology could lead to economic disaster.

Iran targeting based on honor

mercredi 8 janvier 2020 à 01:00

Iran retaliated for the killing of General Suleimani by launching missiles at US bases in Iraq. The choice of targets suggests the missiles were intended to satisfy requirements of honor rather than to cause US casualties.

Costs from Australia's wildfires

mercredi 8 janvier 2020 à 01:00

The economic costs from Australia's wildfires are expected to be more than 4 billion Australian dollars.

The fires are predicted to keep burning for another month or two, increasing that figure.

Australia discrediting environmentalists

mercredi 8 janvier 2020 à 01:00

Australians right-wing extremists are pumping out fake news to discredit climate science and environmentalists.