An open-source wargame to gauge “how climate change could affect a future conflict” has been scheduled for the U.S. Navy in a continuation of President Joe Biden’s executive order on sustainability.
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Priorities: U.S. Navy to Wargame Impact of ‘Climate Change’ on Future Conflicts


Poll: Inflation, Gas Prices Impact Midterm Elections Far More than January 6


Polling shows 40-year-high inflation and record high gas prices will impact the midterm elections far more greatly than January 6.
Covid impact on India’s corporate sector: Part Two


The halting recovery of the Indian economy from the Covid pandemic received an unexpected blow from the Ukraine war. India’s corporate world is now struggling to cope with this double-trouble that has become a new challenge. In the second part of this series Covid Response Watch traces various trends in the corporate sector during the […]
Mo Brooks: January 6 Probe a ‘Propaganda Effort’ Designed to Impact Midterms


Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), a candidate for U.S. Senate in Alabama, said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that the House Select Committee investigate the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was a “propaganda effort” meant to influence the midterm elections in November.
Fossilized Leg of Dinosaur Ripped Off by Catastrophic Asteroid Impact Found


Scientists now know that a massive Yucatan asteroid struck the earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ultimately causing most species of dinosaur to go extinct. It was the sudden change in climate that accompanied this disastrous astronomical collision that made the earth unlivable for these cold-blooded reptiles, leading to […]
Omkoi People File Lawsuit To Revoke Environmental Impact Assessment


Chiang Mai, Thailand – Fifty representatives of the residents of Omkoi filed a lawsuit at the Chiang Mai Administrative Court against the Expert Committee on EIA Consideration in the mining and extracting industry as the first defendant, and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning as the second defendant. The lawsuit aims […]
How Much Russian Crude Oil & Petroleum Product Does the US Import? Where Does it Go? How Much Impact Will the Russian Oil Ban Have?


One more complication in the vast global oil trade, even for the US, one of the largest producers in the world and a big exporter. The US is a huge producer of crude oil and petroleum products, with huge refining capacity, huge consumption, a huge petrochemical industry, huge imports, and even bigger exports. The global […]
The Sociopolitical and Economic Impact of the Pandemic


Two years of the coronavirus pandemic have seriously changed the world around us economically and politically. The pandemic demonstrated that any mass epidemic is as much a generic challenge to society as war, a change in geological epochs, or economic stages. At this challenging time for everybody, all power structures and public institutions have faced […]
Veterans Target US Military’s Outsized Impact On The Climate Crisis


Above Photo: A banner connecting U.S. militarism and climate change at COP26. Twitter/@MejiaSouth. With no mention of military emissions at COP26, a coalition is mobilizing to force the Pentagon to disclose and reduce its enormous carbon footprint. More than 100,000 people protested the United Nations Climate Change Convention, or COP26, in Glasgow last month, where […]
Spanish Investigation Finds Vaccine Passports Have No Impact on Infection Rates


Details of the study, carried out by Spain’s inter-regional Covid committee, were obtained by El Pais and reported on by the Telegraph. Looking at how the scheme has been implemented in other European countries, the experts found that mandating people show proof of vaccination to enter venues like bars, restaurants and cinemas “is not reducing levels […]
Impact Of Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty On Nuclear Weapons Business


$63 Billion Drop In Investments. A new report released by ICAN and PAX today, has found that the number of banks, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies investing in the production of nuclear weapons has gone down in 2021, and shows significant drops in the shareholder values of investments in the 25 companies involved […]
US Militarism’s Toxic Impact On Climate Policy


President Biden addressed the UN General on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a “point of no return,” and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. “We will lead not just with the example of our power but, God willing, with the power of […]
Scientists Conclude Cosmic Impact Destroyed Jordanian City


Approximately 3,600 years ago, there was a catastrophic event in the modern-day Middle East that completely destroyed the city of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan. Up to now, the source of this possible cosmic impact event had been a mystery. But that has now changed, as scientists who’ve studied the ruins at Tall el-Hammam for […]
COVID-19 Impact Could Hit Japanese Automakers’ Output in October


TOKYO—Disruptions to parts and components suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force fresh production cuts at Japanese automakers in October, Akio Toyoda, the head of the auto industry lobby group, said on Thursday. Japanese car companies have already had to cut production this month because of difficulties finding semiconductors and other components as the […]
CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: Four questions about its impact answered by a housing law expert


Image Credit: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court on Aug. 26, 2021, ended the Biden administration’s ban on evictions, putting millions at risk of losing their homes. The ruling, by a divided court, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority in continuing a moratorium on evictions after Congress failed to […]
Hate — impact on daily life


“Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority is changeable in its class composition. A political majority grows. A communal majority is born. The admission to political majority is open. The door to communal majority is closed. The politics of political majority are free to all to make […]
Study Measures Fracking’s Impact On Nearby Surface Water Quality


Above Photo: A new study correlates poorer surface water quality with nearby hydraulic fracturing but finds that the impacts aren’t major enough to be considered harmful by federal regulators. Energy Policy Institute at The University of Chicago. “Our work provides the first large-sample evidence showing that hydraulic fracturing is related to the quality of nearby […]
Mayorkas: ‘Impact of Climate Change,’ ‘Surging’ U.S. Economy Are Some Reasons for High Number of Border Crossings


On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that “The impact of climate change, extreme weather events,” is part of the reason for the large number of migrants crossing the border, and that “we have to take into account the fact that America’s economy is surging. We are seeing us emerge […]
Impact and Challenges on Lawyers during Covid-19


by Sweta Lakhani & Abhiraj Agarwal The Covid-19 crises has been witnessed by the world around and India is one of the countries with the huge population has suffered personal as well economic loses throughout this year. Due to constant lockdowns and limited hours of curfew, many young lawyers have faced a lot of challenges. […]
What History Tells Us About Inflation’s Impact on Everyday Americans


Inflation rates are up 5 percent since May 2020, which signals the largest inflation increase in the U.S. since 1992. What does the risk of high inflation mean for the days ahead? While it isn’t possible to see into the future, a look at rates in the past can help provide some context. Since a […]
Negative impact of NATO on Serbia & Montenegro and on the world


July 12, 2021 by Batko Milacic – Independent analyst – for The Saker Blog After Yugoslavia’s (Serbia) President Slobodan Milosevic refused to accept the so-called Rambouillet Agreement in 1999, which in reality was NATO ultimatum that demanded from Serbia and Montenegro to allow NATO troops to occupy the province of Kosovo as well as that […]
The Younger Dryas Impact Debate – Is It Settled Yet?


Asteroid Day this year, June 30, 2021, is 113 years after the Tunguska impact event in Siberia, which destroyed an area of pristine forest the size of Tokyo. With blasted and burnt tree trunks leveled and stripped bare over such a vast area, it is as though a large atomic bomb had been dropped on […]
The Younger Dryas Impact Debate – Is It Settled Yet?


Asteroid Day this year, June 30, 2021, is 113 years after the Tunguska impact event in Siberia, which destroyed an area of pristine forest the size of Tokyo. With blasted and burnt tree trunks leveled and stripped bare over such a vast area, it is as though a large atomic bomb had been dropped on […]
Kamala Harris Ignores Illegal Immigration’s Impact on Americans at U.S.-Mexico Border


Vice President Kamala Harris failed to mention illegal immigration’s impact on American citizens and communities across the United States during her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. Harris, who visited the El Paso, Texas, region told Americans not to “lose sight of the fact that we’re talking about human beings” when talking about […]
Study Shows Ivermectin has ‘Significant Impact’ on COVID19


Study Shows Ivermectin has ‘Significant Impact’ on COVID19Published on June 22, 2021Written by American Journal of Therapeutics A Cochrane-standard (=highest) review and meta-analysis of Ivermectin against Covid-19 by Bryant-Lawrie, now peer-reviewed and published, concludes that the evidence justifies the global adoption of this re-purposed, cheap medicine. Background: Repurposed medicines may have a role against the […]
England Set to Drop Face Mask Rules After Huge Economic Impact Revealed


A top WHO official says that mask mandates and social distancing should continue indefinitely in order to protect against new variants of COVID-19. The comments were made on Sky News by Special Envoy on Covid for the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr David Nabarro. Nabarro suggested that there would be a long list of mutations […]
Maharashtra’s traditional wrestlers grapple with Covid impact


Traditional wrestlers at the Kushti Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, Maharashtra. (File photo courtesy: Kushti Mahavidyalaya, Sangli) Pune (Maharashtra): For decades, the second week of March has marked the start of the popular traditional wrestling season, that attract hundreds of participants and big audiences in the villages of western Maharashtra. Held as part of travelling fairs, that also […]