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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

Note: Data is for February 2003 to December 2013 and January 2014 to April 2024. Water is being used as a strategic and political tool. Agriculture, which uses the vast majority of the world’s fresh water, can deploy well-tested technologies like drip irrigation, as Israel has, that sharply cut use by as much as 50%.

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The US Attack on Iran May Have Damaged Disarmament Efforts More Than Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities

Union of Concerned Scientists

US intelligence assessments repeatedly confirmed that Iran abandoned its weapon program in 2003 and had not changed its mind. The only other state to exit the NPT was North Korea, which withdrew in 2003. President Trump ordered these attacks without consulting or seeking the authorization of Congress.

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Opinion: The global response to Trump and Musk cannot be anti-EV rhetoric

A Greener Life

Elon Musks journey to the extreme right-wing It was not until relatively recently that Musk became heavily involved in politics, at least not when it did not directly implicate his business interests. Commentators who had followed him closely said he had become radicalised. Many might not know this, but Musk did not create Tesla.

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Creating Bird Flu Vaccines for Humans at a Biosecure Laboratory

Scientific American

You know, people were saying this would become a pandemic in 1997, in 2003 and since then very often, right? He has worked onboard oceanographic research vessels and tracked money and politics in science from Washington, D.C. He was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018.

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The rise of women in quantum science in India and the legacy of Satyendra Nath Bose

Physics World

Europe, meanwhile, was recovering from the devastating First World War, and experiencing political and economic instability alongside flourishing artistic and intellectual movements. He also laid the foundation for novel technologies that are central to today’s “second quantum revolution”.

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How to Avoid Misunderstanding Chinese Nuclear Weapons Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

Chinese military texts consistently use the term “strategic” to refer to other types of weapons, including conventional missiles, anti-satellite weapons, cyber weapons, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence that Chinese decisionmakers believe may have decisive impacts in a future conflict.

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Michael Binnion: The Mastermind of Petro Populism

Enviromental Defense

We hope that by highlighting the individuals, not just the companies, profiting from climate crises, you can better identify their bias in op-eds, public attacks on climate policies, or political endorsements. fracking ) gas company, his LinkedIn profile states my passion remains political advocacy.