Category: MIL OSI
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As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, contains far less water than it used to. Kevin Carter/Getty Images The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much…
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Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nigel Stork, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for…
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Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Melanie O’Brien, Associate Professor in International Law, The University of Western Australia In January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, alleging genocide in Gaza. The court found Palestinians have a “plausible”…
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This stone tool is over 1 million years old. How did its maker get to Sulawesi without a boat?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Adam Brumm, Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University A stone tool from 1.04 million year ago. M.W. Moore/University of New England Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This means early hominins made a…
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Why Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle campaign is part of a wider cultural backlash
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Meaghan Furlano, PhD Student, Sociology, Western University Actress Sydney Sweeney is once again embroiled in controversy. This time the debate isn’t centred around Sweeney selling soaps infused with her bathwater or posting pictures of MAGA-inspired red caps. Instead, the Euphoria star is making rounds for her…
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Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Gavin D. Madakumbura, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles Firefighters battle in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025 David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts…
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How to talk to your friends about climate action
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Bella Zanin, Knowledge Exchange Associate, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, University of Bath DimaBerlin/Shutterstock How often do you chat about climate change? When the weather’s been “a bit crazy”? Maybe with an estranged uncle over Christmas dinner? Recent polling reveals that over half of…
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Getting young and old people to dance together boosts health and reduces age discrimination – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Siobhán O’Reilly, Doctoral Researcher, School of Allied Health, University of Limerick fizkes/Shutterstock As the global population ages, the number of people aged 65 and older is projected to rise significantly over the next 25 years. But while we’re living longer, we’re also becoming more socially divided…
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By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor, Future of Food, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford 5PH/Shutterstock Climate change is pushing up the prices of the food that we buy and therefore changing what we eat. One-third of UK food price increases in 2023 resulted from climate…
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Animal Farm at 80: George Orwell’s enduring commitment to socialist revolution
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Glenn Burgess, Professor of Early Modern History, University of Hull During the early years of the second world war, George Orwell believed that England’s revolutionary moment had arrived. The defeat at Dunkirk had discredited the country’s ruling elite. Their bungling had left England on the verge…