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Severe flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says. The highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years would leave ‘a permanent mark’, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. ‘Now the government must listen,’ he added. ‘These are… Read more.
Britain went to war to reinforce its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Therefore, it smacks of rank hypocrisy for Britain to be leading the chorus of European countries denouncing Serbia for merely threatening to go to war to reinforce its sovereignty over Kosovo… Kosovo embodies as much historical, cultural, and religious significance for Serbs as… Read more.
Watching media coverage of Superstorm Sandy one could be forgiven for thinking that Al Gore’s apocalyptic prophecy about another biblical flood destroying the world was coming true. Yet, as destructive as Sandy was, and as caused by climate change as it might have been, there is no denying that floodwaters have been causing even greater… Read more.
