Pete Cawthorneflipped into Hot! Damned Hot!2 days agoThe Rhine runs DRY and is set to become impassable to crucial coal barges, with Europe on course to suffer worst drought in 500 YEARS and 'extremely violent' wildfires ravaging France in 100F heatdailymail.co.uk - Jack NewmanGermany's most-important river is running dry as Europe suffers through a drought that is on course to become its worst in 500 years, with terrifying …
Pete Cawthorneflipped into Nelson's Vista1 day ago‘Forever’ chemicals in cookware linked to liver cancer in first human studyNew York Post - Hannah SparksThere’s growing evidence that regular exposure to man-made “forever” chemicals, which are used in a variety of household products, are linked to …
Pete Cawthorneflipped into Hot! Damned Hot!3 days ago‘We won’t produce beer in the north—that’s over’: Mexico’s president sounds the alarm over drought and climate changeverified_publisherFortune - Max de Haldevang, Andrea Navarro, BloombergMexico, the world’s largest beer exporter, should stop making the drink in the north of the country as the region faces severe water shortages, …
Pete Cawthorneflipped into Nelson's VistaAug 4The lost nuclear bombs that no one can findverified_publisherBBC Future - Zaria GorvettIt was a mild winter's morning at the height of the Cold War. On January 17, 1966, at around 10:30am, a Spanish shrimp fisherman watched a misshapen white parcel fall from the sky… and silently glide towards the Alboran Sea. It had something hanging beneath it, though he couldn’t make out what it …
Pete Cawthorneflipped into Nelson's Vista3 days agoOlivia Newton-John, Australian Songstress and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies at 73verified_publisherhollywoodreporter.com - Mike BarnesThe pop sensation had five No. 1 hits, including "Physical," "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "You're the One That I Want." Olivia Newton-John, the …
Pete Cawthorneflipped into Nelson's Vista4 days agoWhy feminist horror novel "The Stepford Wives" is still relevant, 50 years onverified_publisherSalon - Michelle ArrowOn August 26 1970, 50,000 women marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City in a Women's Strike. Organized by feminist activist Betty Friedan, the march highlighted the fact women still performed the vast majority of domestic work. The Women's Liberation Movement wanted many things in 1970, but one …