The continuing saga of the Russian mini-revolt is well-explained by Leonid Bershidsky, a former columnist of Bloomberg Europ e. He is a 51-year old Russian journalist now based in Berlin, having moved there in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea. Has previously worked at Newsweek and The Moscow Times . He has written several books. But to the topic of the day, is this that impactful summer that will finally convince decision-makers to take global warming seriously? Possible, but unlikely, for a key reason to be provided. The New York Times yesterday said: Today, New Orleans will reach 113 degrees in the heat index. Houston will reach 111. Mobile, Ala., and Jackson, Miss., will also surpass 110. And those are only a few of the places that will experience dangerous heat this week. Summer technically just began, and parts of the U.S. are already seeing the unusual heat that experts warned about and that is becoming more common as a result of climate change. About 45 millio
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.