Daily Archive: January 12, 2013

Climate change set to make America hotter, drier and more disaster-prone

Future generations of Americans can expect to spend 25 days a year sweltering in temperatures above 100F (38C), with climate change on course to turn the country into a hotter, drier, and more disaster-prone place.… Read More

COURT RULES UNBORN IS ‘CHILD’

A ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court has concluded that a reference in state law that prevents exposing children to dangerous chemicals also protects an unborn child. While the decision itself is unrelated… Read More

WARS N RUMORS OF WARS: Iran war to destroy US superpower status

The US must reconsider its approach towards Iran as a war with Tehran could destroy Washington’s “strained superpower status,” two prominent American political analysts say.  The Leveretts believe that similar “misinformed and politically… Read More

WARS N RUMORS OF WARS: N. Korea tells China it is planning nuclear test this week

A NORTH Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week, a news report said. “We’ve heard a North Korean… Read More

Mexican Drug Cartels Thank Obama for Gun Control Push

The best way to depict what’s going on in America is through a letter from the head of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, to President Obama. In case people are ready to assume this letter… Read More

Iran Not a Priority For Most Israeli Voters

A recent poll by the Times of Israel showed that the Iranian threat is viewed by only 12% of likely Israeli voters as an urgent issue, whereas 43% of likely voters viewed economic problems as the most pressing issue.… Read More

Mississippi’s only abortion clinic fails to comply with law, faces shutdown threat

JACKSON, Miss. –  Mississippi’s only abortion clinic missed a Friday deadline to comply with a 2012 state law that requires each of its physicians to get hospital admitting privileges — a law the… Read More

Orange aviation alert issued for Kamchata’s Kizimen volcano, following eruption

The Kizimen Volcano on Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has been awarded the “orange” aviation alert code, warning that volcanic dust could pose a threat to aircraft flying above. On Thursday the volcano… Read More

Ominous Dust Storm Swallows Western Australia

‘Eerie and amazing’ images of a dust storm in western Australia have been posted online. As southern Australia ‘sizzles’ in an extreme heatwave, the ‘meteorological phenomenon’ rolled over western Australia. Buzzfeed posted incredible images of… Read More

Is China preparing for war or catastrophe? Mysteriously stockpiles rice and other commodities

Yesterday, it was reported that China – not currently suffering from any food shortages – is amassing rice stockpiles. This past year, the country mysteriously imported four times the rice over 2011 purchases:… Read More

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