AT&T, Verizon Agree to Delay 5G Rollout Over Aircraft Safety Concerns

1/4/21 AVIATION SECURITY Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Two major US telecom operators, AT&T and Verizon, agreed on Monday evening to a further two-week delay to a planned rollout of 5G networks across the country. The decision followed a request by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on behalf of aviation companies that were worried about the interference of Read More >

Mass Shooting in Denver

1/3/21 EXTREMISM Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments On 27 December 2021, Lyndon McLeod carried out a shooting spree spanning the Denver metropolitan area, murdering five people and wounding at least three others. Ultimately, McLeod died during a shoot-out with responding police. According to a review of his online footprint conducted by the ADL’s Center on Read More >

Antarctica’s “Doomsday” Glacier: How Its Collapse Could Trigger Global Floods and Swallow Islands

12/31/21 COASTAL CHALLENGES Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse. And, worryingly, recent research suggests that its long-term stability is doubtful as the glacier hemorrhages more and more ice. read more