Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021
The Hill: US ramps up evacuations, flying 12,700 out of Afghanistan in one day
The Hill: As COVID-19 cases spike, Hawaii Gov tells tourists to back off
The Hill: Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt formally exonerated
Washington Post: CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader
The Guardian: ‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried under a popular California beach
The Guardian: From 1m trees to a tree graveyard: how Dubai’s conservation plans went awry
The Guardian: Invasive Insect: ‘Kill it!’ US officials advise no mercy for lanternfly summer invasion
The Guardian: Airbnb to help house up to 20,000 Afghan refugees
LA Times: Torrance police find more than 300 recall ballots in suspect’s car, along with gun, drugs
KRCR: Shasta County hits new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
LA Times: Caldor fire burns more than 440 homes as Lake Tahoe air quality ranks among worst in U.S.
KRCR: National forest closures causes headache for hunters with the upcoming hunting season
KRCR: Hayfork bar keeps the lights on for community and fire crews during Monument Fire
SFGate: 'I was falling': 3 teens rescued from cliff face at Muir Beach
SFGate: 'Apocalyptic': Tahoe area's hazardous air is worst in North America
SFGate: Caldor Fire: Wildfire is 'knocking on the door' of Tahoe basin, California official warns
Monday, Aug. 23, 2021
The Guardian: Revealed: How Shasta, Humboldt and the CHP chased a nonexistent "antifa bus"
NPR: Breaking: Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Gets Full Approval From The FDA
Reuters: Villagers evacuated as forest fire spreads near Athens
NY Times: A Hospital Finds an Unlikely Group Opposing Vaccination: Its Workers
NPR: In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties
NPR: It's Called The Bond Taper. Yes, It's Geeky. But This Is Why You Should Know About It
NY Times: Patagonia boycotts ski resort after owner hosted GOP fundraiser with Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Oregonian: Southern Oregon marijuana farm under investigation for human trafficking, forced labor
LA Times: Federal vaccine court hasn’t helped those whose lives were altered by COVID-19 shots
NY Times: Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.
Digg: Why a tiny mushroom-shaped dome in the California redwoods is the most popular AirBnB in the US
Press Democrat: Man in Dixie Fire evacuation zone arrested. He allegedly set piles on fire, refused to leave
KRCR: Cal Fire explained more direct strategies on battling Monument Fire going into this week
LA Times: California National Guard plans 99-acre solar farm in Los Alamitos
LA Times: Op-Ed: The burning debate — manage forest fires or suppress them?
LA Times: Op-Ed: Here’s how the U.S. military can better fight the ‘existential threat’ of climate change
LA Times: Caldor fire burning east of Sacramento tops 100,000 acres, with winds expected to weaken
The Guardian: ‘The trashy stuff connects to the bigger picture’: the gossip-ification of America
Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021
The Atlantic: California: THE WELL FIXER’S WARNING
The Atlantic: All These Simultaneous Disasters Are Messing With Our Brains
The Atlantic: Cows: ‘What Is This Doing to Their Lungs?’
San Jose Mercury News: At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
Reuters: Israel finds COVID-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers infection risk
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Gunfire erupts after Proud Boys and anti-fascists openly brawl in Portland without police intervention
NPR: 22 Dead, Many Missing After 17 Inches Of Rain In Tennessee
East Bay Times: Caldor Fire closes in on 100,000 acres after jumping Highway 50
LA Times: California recall reality: Newsom could be replaced by candidate with far fewer votes
KRCR: Disaster case managers play critical role in fire survivor's recovery
KRCR: Containment increases on the Monument Fire in Trinity County
Smithsonian Magazine: ‘World’s Worst Invasive Weed’ Sold at Many U.S. Garden Centers
Smithsonian Magazine: More Than 40 Million Acres of Land Have Burned in Siberia
Smithsonian Magazine: Researchers Transfer a Human Protein Into Plants to Supersize Them
NY Times Magazine: Superweeds: Herbicides are losing the war — and agriculture might never be the same again.