The  big news of the day is that a ceasefire has been reached in the Gaza Strip Israel-Hamas War , with hostages to be exchanged and mass aid to be initiated on January 19.  That will be phase one.  Further negotiations into phases two and three are in the agreement for an end to this war, including all hostages and remains and other matters.  Someone named Trump will not be happy with that specific date, but his administration will need to handle the next two phases.   All still remains fragile and the next two steps will be difficult, but this time, the peace announcement by Qatar, Egypt and the USA looks real, bringing an end to the 467 days war.  With the skirmish in Lebanon between  Israel and the Hezbollah  looking settled,  Iran  significantly weakened, things falling into place in  Syria  with the departure of  Bashar Al Assad, AND NO MAJOR CONFLICT EXPANSION IN THE MIDDLE LOOMING, the region for the first tim...

I saw a 2018 article indicating that 60% of earth's wildlife has vanished since 1970.  This from the World Wildlife Foundation, mostly caused by human activity Indeed, a recent assessment found that only a quarter of land on Earth is substantively free of the impacts of human activities. This is projected to decline to just one tenth by 2050. Land degradation includes forest loss; while globally this loss has slowed due to reforestation and plantations it has accelerated in tropical forests that contain some of the highest levels of biodiversity on Earth. The oceans are in just as much trouble. In total, nearly six billion tons of fish and invertebrates have vanished from the Earth's seas since 1950 . Much of the blame is specifically placed on the burning fossil fuels, causing climate warming.   Agriculture contributes a third of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions . So I wondered, where are we in 2024?  Watch this video from the WWF Living Planet Report, which st...

Before focusing this science Wednesday on global warming, a short analysis of what is happening with the presidential campaign. After all the bad-mouthing by Donald Trump about the  next presidential debate, this ABC event is now again on track for Tuesday, September 10 at 9PM (EDT)  at the National Constitution Center, where rests the Liberty Bell, in Phildelphia.  Moderators will be David Muir and Linsey Davis.  The ground rules will be the same as CNN's debate between Trump and Joe Biden.  There will be no third-party candidates nor audience.  In one corner, Donald Trump at 78 and in the other, Kamala Harris at 59. Kamala Harris has gained the endorsement of so many former Republicans that I've lost count. More than 200 Republicans who previously worked for former Presidents  George Bush, senior and junior. McCain and Romney.   Read their open letter  urging voters to reject Donald Trump. Here are other notables. By November 5, this l...