## If Trump Wins in November, Life on Earth Is Likely to Get Far, Far Worse

Authored by motherjones.com

Here is the biggest thing happening on our planet as we head into the autumn of 2024: The Earth is continuing to heat dramatically.

The result is an almost-clichéd run of disasters: Open Twitter/X anytime for pictures of floods pushing cars through streets somewhere.

In China it looks as if carbon emissions may have peaked—they’re six years ahead of schedule on the effort to build out renewables.

Donald Trump gave an interview last week, in which he laid out his understanding of climate change:.

The earth’s hydrological system—how water moves around the Earth—has already gone kaflooey, as warm air holds far more water vapor than cold.

That cut is on the bleeding edge of the technically possible, but only if everyone is acting in good faith.

If we elect Donald Trump, we may feel the effects not for years, and not for a generation. »

### Partisans blow up Russian guards involved in tortures in Ukraine

Authored by global.espreso.tv

On Wednesday, September 11, an explosion occurred in Yekaterinburg near the checkpoint of the military unit where the Russian Guard is based.

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine noted that the underground covertly placed a manufactured fragmentation explosive device weighing 6 kg near a Russian Guard checkpoint.

Russian special services and ambulances arrived at the scene to deal with the aftermath of the explosion. »

### Japan scrambles jets as Russia aircraft circle country

Authored by thestandard.com.hk

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time in five years, Tokyo said Friday.

From Thursday morning to afternoon, the Russian Tu-142 aircraft flew from the sea between Japan and South Korea towards the southern Okinawa region, according to a defence ministry statement.

Japan also scrambled fighter jets in late August when a Chinese military aircraft "violated" its airspace, according to the defence ministry. »

### Ig Nobel Prize goes to scientists who discovered butt-breathing mammals

Authored by fortune.com

Held less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced, the 34th annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was organized by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine’s website to make people laugh and think.

Along with handing out the awards, the audience makes and tosses paper airplanes.

According to CNET, the Japan-based team of scientists deprived mice, pigs and rats of oxygen before giving them oxygen enemas. »

### Boeing factory workers strike for first time since 2008 after overwhelmingly rejecting contract

Authored by cnbc.com

Boeing 's factory workers walked off the job after midnight on Friday, halting production of the company's bestselling airplanes after staff overwhelmingly rejected a new labor contract.

Workers in the Seattle area and in Oregon voted 94.6% against a tentative agreement that Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers unveiled Sunday.

The workers voted 96% in favor of a strike, far more than the two-thirds vote required for a work stoppage. »

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