While the massive Australian fires were often treated as a local story, they could have massive, far-reaching effects on the global environment and climate.
Source: The Huge Australian Fires Could Change the Entire Earth’s Climate
http://redfortyeight.com/2020/01/09/congress-must-forcibly-limit-trumps-power-to-attack-iran/
Congress Must Forcibly Limit Trump’s Power to Attack Iran
By Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk & Daniel Ellsberg, Truthout
Source: Congress Must Forcibly Limit Trump’s Power to Attack Iran
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Four children among 18 killed in Sudanese military plane crash By Hamdi Alkhshali and Mia Alberti, CNN Jan 3, 2020.
(CNN) – Four children were among those killed after a military plane crashed a few minutes after takeoff in the Sudanese town of El Geneina, a military spokesman said according to a state media outlet.
The aircraft carrying 18 people, including seven crew members, crashed five minutes after it left the airport on Thursday killing everyone on board, Brigadier Amer Muhammad al-Hassan, said in a statement Thursday according to state news SUNA.
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“An Antonov military plane crashed Thursday evening five minutes after it took off from El Geneina Airport, which led to the death of all its crew — seven officers — in addition to three judges and eight citizens among them are four children,” al-Hassan said in the statement according to state news SUNA.
The military spokesman said an investigation is underway to find out the cause of the accident.
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“Now is the moment to prevent war”
Last night the President engaged in what is widely being recognized as an act of war against Iran, one that now risks the lives of millions of innocent people.
Now is the moment to prevent war & protect innocent people – the question for many is how, publicly & Congressionally:
? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 3, 2020
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http://redfortyeight.com/2020/01/03/australias-profit-driven-apocalypse/
Australia’s profit-driven apocalypse
Some firefighters report flames 150 metres high. Read that again, slowly. Flames 150 metres high. Higher than a 40 storey building.This is Australia’s new summer normal. Towering flames and terrified humans, huddling on the beach in the dark night or the orange glow of day. Shambolic, panicked, thousands forced to flee. Cities and towns shrouded for days and weeks and now months in a smoke haze that ranges from irritating, to toxic, to deadly. An area burnt that reportedly dwarfs the land affected by both the Amazon and California fires.
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