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More than halfway through the 2023 melting season, Greenland has seen a
substantial transformation of its snow cover. Melting has been above
average for much of the season, including on several days in June and
July when melt was detected across 800,000 square kilometers (302,000
square miles)--up to 50 percent--of Greenland Ice Sheet's surface,
according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
14 June:
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Upcoming events:
8 Aug 2023 11:00 EDT: NOAA $bn climate disasters
European heatwave, poor growing conditions set to drive olive oil price even
higher
ABC Rural, 01 Aug 2023 22:05Z
Domestic olive oil yields have been on the conservative side this year,
which could result in a further rise to the current record prices for
consumers.
Wheat prices rise as Russia's bombs fall, lifting the cost of your daily
bread
ABC News, 01 Aug 2023 19:42Z
Global wheat prices rise sharply after a UN-brokered deal to ship grain
out of Ukraine ended last month, with the effects felt by some of the
world's poorest nations.
World Oil Statistics
The world consumes 35,442,913,090 barrels of oil as of the year 2016,
equivalent to 97,103,871 barrels per day. · Global oil consumption per
capita is 5 barrels ...
Oil Reserves: 1,650,585,140,000
Oil Consumption: 35,442,913,090
Reserves/Consumption: 47 <== years left i.e. 2016+47 == 2063
-- Worldometer
Trump team compares charges on 2020 election interference probe to
'Nazi persecution'
INDEPENDENT, 02 Aug 2023 05:51Z
Motorsport boss stunned Targa to continue without governing body's blessing
ABC Radio Hobart, 02 Aug 2023 05:21Z
Motorsport Australia's CEO says he is disappointed Targa will "go it
alone" with the tarmac rally event without waiting for his organisation
to implement new regulations following four competitor deaths in two years.
[Event generates $8 mn in direct spending and $15 mn in govt revenue each y].
'It's a human cemetery': People unable to be buried with pets under council
policy
ABC Riverland, 02 Aug 2023 06:19Z
A council's decision to not allow people to be buried with their pets
in its cemeteries has been described as bizarre and heartless.
[Poland is next!]
Poland Sends More Troops to Belarus Border After Airspace Breach
Bloomberg, 02 Aug 2023 05:09Z
Live news: Russian drones launch new strike on Odesa port and grain silos
FT, 02 Aug 2023 06:09Z
Trump allies in Michigan criminally charged with mishandling voting machines
The Hill, 01 Aug 2023 21:08Z
Queensland toughens wind farm development criteria amid local opposition
ABC News, 02 Aug 2023 06:0Z
Queensland will require developers of wind farms to clear a higher threshold
in order to secure licences amid local opposition, despite the sunshine
state setting an ambitious target for transitioning ...
Reimagining Europe's disaster risk reduction to cope with the climate crisis
EURACTIV, 02 Aug 2023 05:56Z
As Europe faces another summer of unprecedented floods, fires and high
temperatures, it needs to strengthen and adapt societies against extreme
weather, writes Janne Parviainen.
Damage bill tops $90 million as feral deer march across Australia, deeper
into suburbia
ABC Rural, 01 Aug 2023 22:07Z
The economic impact of Australia's growing feral deer population has
been quantified for the first time, with farmers copping the worst damage.
Trump faces charges including conspiracy to defraud US, obstruction of
official proceeding
ABC News, 01 Aug 2023 22:59Z
Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted on four charges
related to attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
[Number 1:]
Trump tromps through new GOP poll
Politico, 31 Jul 2023 18:0Z
The topline: Trump leads Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS 54% to 17%, a staggering
37-point margin. No other Republican candidate tops 3%. The context:
"In the half century of modern presidential primaries, ...
[On The Nose!]
Koch Network Raises Over $70 Million for Push to Sink Trump
NYT, 29 Jun 2023 16:39Z
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna vows to get to the bottom of UFO mystery
and threatens to defund Pentagon bosses' salaries unless they reveal
intelligence...
Daily Mail, 01 Aug 2023 18:50Z
Four lawmakers wrote to Kevin McCarthy requesting a Select Committee on
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena to ramp up their ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs, 01 Aug 2023 18:49Z
UFOs once took control of Russian ICBMs, nearly caused WW3 - testimony
Did aliens nearly cause the Earth to be consumed by World War III after
antagonizing Russian missile bases in Ukraine? Did ...
Fury over 'ludicrous' commercial fishing decision in whale nursery
ABC South East SA, 01 Aug 2023 11:14Z
A whale conservation group reacts angrily to the SA government's
decision to permanently allow year-round commercial rock lobster
fishing in a breeding area, intended to give the industry more
flexibility.