In a 1961 report on American broadcaster CBS, TV legend Walter Cronkite visited the military base. His program filmed Camp Century’s massive ice tunnels being dug and showed U.S. army engineers relaxing in their underground, nuclear-powered barracks, reading and listening to records. All that is now buried under thick layers of ice. Colgan said he … Read more
First published on CagleCartoons.com, Austria, Jan. 16, 2025 | By Marian Kamensky First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, Jan. 10, 2025 | By Dale Cummings First published on CagleCartoons.com, The Netherlands, Jan. 16, 2025 | By Tom Janssen First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Jan. 15, 2025 | By Plop and KanKr First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Jan. 16, … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a $1.5 billion Health Emergency Appeal (HEA) for 2025 to support life-saving health interventions worldwide. WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the call on Thursday in a statement outlining the critical priorities and resources needed to address 42 ongoing health emergencies. Mr Ghebreyesus said this includes 17 Grade 3 … Read more
A Democrat senator blasted Biden for giving his farewell speech four years too late. Latin Times Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rebuked President Joe Biden for giving a farewell speech that “could have saved America” four years too late. “Now he tells us. Biden speaks out against dark money, for climate action, and for SCOTUS term … Read more
As wildfires ravage Los Angeles, engulfing over 12,000 homes and claiming 24 lives thus far, a growing divide between the wealthy and the working class has sparked widespread outrage. Amid this devastation, affluent homeowners have been hiring private firefighting services at costs as high as £8,200 ($10,000) per day to safeguard their mansions, fuelling debates … Read more
A new climate risk analysis predicts that one in 10 properties in Australia could become uninsurable within the next decade, which could lead banks to start turning down mortgages in high-risk areas. According to Climate Valuation analysts, about 380,000 properties are already uninsurable or unaffordable to insure—roughly one in every 20 homes. This figure is … Read more
Rory Callum, a 32-year-old blind man with cerebral palsy, tragically died after becoming trapped in his cottage during the devastating California fires. His mother, Shelley Sykes, was forced to leave their Malibu home to seek help. By the time she returned with the fire department, the cottage had burned to the ground. Callum, a British-born … Read more
As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to cause devastation across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom invited President-elect Donald Trump, who has railed against the handling of the crisis without providing plausible alternatives, to view the growing destruction himself. In a letter signed “With respect and an open hand” that Newsom posted on social media on … Read more
LOS ANGELES — After ripping through thousands of buildings, wildfires in Los Angeles were looming Saturday toward the celebrated Getty Center and its priceless collection. Nestled in the mountains above Los Angeles, the famed art museum is within a new evacuation warning zone as the Palisades Fire roars east. Dubbed a “beautiful fortress” and constructed … Read more
GENEVA — The World Meteorlogical Organization says that preventive action cannot avert natural disasters such as the wildfires raging across Los Angeles, but that it can help save lives and mitigate loss of property. “Land management and prevention, regular clearing of underbrush play a key role in fire management, and evacuation plans are important in … Read more
