Twelve Italian towns are on lockdown after the country became the most infected one outside Asia. So far, there are 215 confirmed cases and five deaths. The Dow has plunged 1,000 points––the most in over a year––on the news of the coronavirus’s spread to Italy and South Korea. The virus is starting to spread more …

A U.S. citizen has died in Wuhan, which is apparently the first foreign death from the virus. The virus is still spreading around the world––five British citizens have caught the virus at a French ski resort in the most recent outbreak. The people of China have taken to the internet––the only place they can safely …

The Trump administration has announced that it will limit entry into the United States in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The move sent stocks tumbling, ending in the lowest close since October. Meanwhile, the Chinese government is now threatening to throw people in jail if they criticize its handling of the coronavirus. …

The Pacific Ocean absorbs carbon dioxide emissions, which lowers the pH balance and acidifies it. Because those emissions have been been rising steadily, the ocean is getting increasingly acidic. And now, Dungeness crab shells are dissolving. The platypus is on the “brink of extinction,” say researchers. Their numbers have been declining since Europeans arrived in …

A potentially-damning series of articles in Vanity Fair have suggested that Trump and his inner circle may be intentionally manipulating markets for their own gain. The article suggests that traders may have knowledge of Trump’s tweets and outbursts beforehand, giving them an edge when the markets react. Late last year, chief of staff Mick Mulvaney …

Suicide rates have risen 40% in the United States in the past two decades or so, with blue collar workers at the highest risk. The rise in suicide rates coincides with a global loss of faith in the economic system. The majority of people living in the developed world are losing faith in capitalism. The …

A recent poll of 4,069 voters has Bernie Sanders farther ahead of a Trump in a national election than any other Democrat. According to the poll, 52% of voters pick Sanders, while only 43% picked Trump. Biden was next at 50% to Trump again at 43%, followed by Bloomberg at 49% to Trump’s 42%. Bernie Sanders …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that the world needs to prepare for millions of “climate refugees,” following a hearing that deemed anyone fleeing their country for climate reasons an official refugee. That means they warrant special status and cannot be turned back from entering a country. Although climate scientists are not surprised …

The 2010s were the hottest decade on record, with eight of the ten hottest years ever recorded. The year 2019 was the second hottest year since in the 140 years of keeping record. Although climate scientists are not surprised by fact that fires are sweeping through Australia, they are surprised by the magnitude of the …

The giant Chinese paddlefish, a 150-million-year-old species, has gone extinct. Its extinction is the product of Chinese industrialization, and it was not the first victim. Some half of the fish in the Yangtze river have gone extinct already. China has been extraordinarily reckless with its environment, so this news should come as no surprise. But …

An Australian firefighter was caught on video refusing to shake the Prime Minister’s hand, an embarrassing rebuke for a Prime Minister already on the ropes because of his handling of climate change. Australia is literally burning to the ground. The images coming out of the country depict “armageddon.” An estimated 500 million animals have been killed in the fires. …

Hong Kong protestors are aiming to end 2019 with several protests and to usher in 2020 with a massive march. January 2020 will mark some seven months of protests in Hong Kong. To commemorate the six month anniversary of the protests, 800,000 Hong Kong citizens took to the streets in a peaceful march. “If the government …