Risisng sea levels
Greenland’s ice sheet melting 7 times faster than in 1990s
The sea level rises are likely to reach 67 centimeters by 2100, which is about 7 centimeter more than the previous prediction of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Climate-change induced “sinking” of Jakarta pushes government to relocate the capital
The city is sinking at an average of 3 inches per year, which outpaces the average yearly sea rise.
- Rights groups denounce Israel’s entry into US visa waiver program
- Youth groups intensify campaign for release of Italian-Palestinian activist Khaled El Qaisi
- US refuses to acknowledge systemic use of torture by its armed forces in Iraq
- Saudi Arabia says establishment of Palestinian state prerequisite for normalization with Israel
- 49th Odigits Festival in Greece reinforces working-class solidarity
