Protests in Papua Province on the island of New Guinea, Indonesia broke out after rumors spread that a teacher insulted a local student, triggering a wave of violence that included burned government buildings, cars and motorbikes. At least 20 people were killed and 65 injured (some casualties came from other provinces). “We believe this false […]
Earlier this week, a swarm of explosives-laden drones attacked two major oil plants in Saudi Arabia, which immediately froze about half the country’s crude oil production, representing about six percent of global output. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen claimed responsibility in the latest escalation between the Middle East’s two biggest powers, or their […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will require carbon monoxide detectors in federally-subsided public housing units. At least 13 people have died of CO poisoning in government housing since 2003. The bill would provide $300 million for detector installation, used to protect 4.6 million low-income families. Several proposals have been […]
As of Thursday early afternoon, Hurricane Dorian was 45 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. (and 135 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, N.C.), moving north-northeast at eight mph. Sustained winds were holding at 115 mph and the storm has caused sporadic tornadoes. Winds remained at tropical-storm strength from a radius of 200 miles from the center, and […]
Hurricane Dorian, the second named hurricane of 2019, is currently moving across the warm waters of the Caribbean, and regaining its strength. The tropical storm’s recent path skirted the Island of Puerto Rico but has directly hit the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, who are still recovering from the devastating hurricanes of 2017. The island […]
The Amazon Rain Forest is undergoing a significant increase in wildfire activity this year in comparison to this time, last year. A record 72,843 fires have been recorded so far this year, an increase of 80 percent, with 9000 new fires reported this past week alone. In a separate story this past Friday, a fire […]
Protests in Papua Province on the island of New Guinea, Indonesia broke out after rumors spread that a teacher insulted a local student, triggering a wave of violence that included burned government buildings, cars and motorbikes. At least 20 people were killed and 65 injured (some casualties came from other provinces). “We believe this false […]
Earlier this week, a swarm of explosives-laden drones attacked two major oil plants in Saudi Arabia, which immediately froze about half the country’s crude oil production, representing about six percent of global output. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen claimed responsibility in the latest escalation between the Middle East’s two biggest powers, or their […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will require carbon monoxide detectors in federally-subsided public housing units. At least 13 people have died of CO poisoning in government housing since 2003. The bill would provide $300 million for detector installation, used to protect 4.6 million low-income families. Several proposals have been […]
As of Thursday early afternoon, Hurricane Dorian was 45 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. (and 135 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, N.C.), moving north-northeast at eight mph. Sustained winds were holding at 115 mph and the storm has caused sporadic tornadoes. Winds remained at tropical-storm strength from a radius of 200 miles from the center, and […]
Hurricane Dorian, the second named hurricane of 2019, is currently moving across the warm waters of the Caribbean, and regaining its strength. The tropical storm’s recent path skirted the Island of Puerto Rico but has directly hit the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, who are still recovering from the devastating hurricanes of 2017. The island […]
The Amazon Rain Forest is undergoing a significant increase in wildfire activity this year in comparison to this time, last year. A record 72,843 fires have been recorded so far this year, an increase of 80 percent, with 9000 new fires reported this past week alone. In a separate story this past Friday, a fire […]
