[GEO.TV] Super Typhoon Fung-Wong made landfall in the Philippines on Sunday with two fatalities reported and one million people evacuated ahead of one of the nation's most powerful storms this year.
The storm crossed over the north of the archipelago's most populous island, Luzon, weather bureau PAGASA said, with torrential rain, sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts of up to 230 kph (140 mph).
It was the 21st storm this year to hit a nation only just recovering from Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left 224 dead in the Philippines and five in Vietnam.
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One would think what with the number of typhoons that Philippines gets that the Philippines would be better prepared to deal with typhoons such as better building codes, safer shelters, etc., etc..
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[Regnum] A powerful solar flare with a plasma ejection toward Earth has been observed, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported on November 9.
"The final score is X1.79 (the highest level). Telescopes are observing a plasma ejection along the Sun-Earth line, partially shifted north," the laboratory's Telegram channel stated.
The day before, the institution reported that the main centers of solar activity that emerged at the end of October had aligned with the Sun and Earth. This means their maximum potential influence on the planet will be in the next few days.
The experts added that the most active flares are associated with sunspot group 4274, which has remained active throughout a full solar orbit. This is rare, so "such vitality is impressive." So far, the flare pattern has been generally favorable for Earth—only small and medium-sized storms are expected, the scientists noted.
Earlier, laboratory director Sergei Bogachev explained in a conversation with Regnum News Agency that the current G2.3-intensity magnetic storm, caused by solar activity, is moderately severe and not record-breaking. The effects of the surge are mild, with breaks in the storm.
[YahooFinance] … Lead Next Wave of Non-OPEC Oil Production
Oil from offshore Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale play will be key sources of cost-competitive non-OPEC oil supply through 2030, Rystad Energy has predicted. Rystad has predicted that global liquids demand will peak in the 2030s at around 107 million barrels per day (bpd), maintain a plateau above 100 million bpd through the 2040s before declining to around 75 million bpd by 2050. According to the Norwegian energy consultancy, non-OPEC+ supply will be key to balancing the global market, with cheap oil from South America helping to offset slower U.S. shale growth. Non-OPEC+ producers are expected to account for around 5.9 million bpd, or nearly 60%, of new conventional oil currently under development through 2030 (total new capacity). South America will be the main source of this supply growth at 560,000 bpd of crude and condensate, with North America supplying ~480,000 bpd.
Radhika Bansal, VP of Upstream Research at Rystad Energy, said today’s producing wells are on track to deliver less than half of their current output by 2030, a trend that reinforces the need for sustained investment in both new and mature fields. She noted that undeveloped and discovered assets will continue to play a key role in meeting global supply needs through the mid-2030s. While the market could briefly tip into oversupply, Bansal cautioned that “above-surface risks could trigger delays in project timelines.” She added that South America’s deepwater track record positions it well to provide competitive barrels globally, with continued investment needed as the supply gap is expected to widen after the mid-2030s.
It gets more technical from there.
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[Regnum] Nearly 30 people were injured in a head-on train collision near Bratislava, the Slovak newspaper SME reported on November 9.
“There are about 30 injured people at the scene of the accident,” the publication wrote.
Two trains collided on the railway between Pezinok and Bratislava. Slovakian Interior Minister Matus Šutaj-Eštók has arrived at the scene. Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that a thorough investigation is needed.
Information about the incident was received by the police at 19:31 (21:31 Moscow time).
[NYP] Advocates for government surveillance often argue that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.
I’m sure Jack Smith, the special counsel President Joe Biden appointed to do whatever it takes to bring down Donald Trump, took solace in that bromide as he rifled through the personal data of 10 members of Congress, illegally attempting lawfare to implicate these elected officials in some contrived insurrection.
Arctic Frost is the chilly name the FBI gave its unconstitutional fishing expedition.
How could such an abuse of power occur in a nation famous for its protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, enshrined in the Fourth Amendment?
Well, the story of government’s abuse of search-and-seizure power is long — and in the modern era, it largely begins with litigation concerning the privacy of one’s phone.
[ZERO] President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that most Americans would receive a dividend payment of "at least" $2,000 - paid out of US tariff revenues.
"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that tariffs have brought in "trillions of dollars," and that 401(k) accounts are the "Highest EVER." He also claimed that the tariffs had caused "No inflation."
"People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!" he continued.
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screw that debt, I've been hearing about that shit for 46 years and nothing has changed. I would like to be able to pay my rent for at least 1 month without sweating it out.
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From a quick search of the internet, last year we had 153.8M tax returns filed. If you remove the top 10% that leaves 138.5M. Times 2K that is about 277 Billion. Current tariff collections rate shows that is attainable.
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[Regnum] The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, using the MeerKAT radio telescope, received the first signal from the 3I/ATLAS space object moving toward Earth. This was reported by The Astronomer's Telegram.
"We observed 3I/ATLAS with MeerKAT on October 24, using L-band receivers and the NE54M correlator mode... OH absorption was detected in the 1665 MHz and 1667 MHz lines," the scientists clarified.
However, on September 28, specialists were unable to detect 3I/ATLAS in the same absorption lines.
On July 1, the Atlas telescope system discovered an interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS. "3I" signifies that it is the third such celestial body ever observed. Interstellar objects form outside the Solar System and are the remnants of destroyed planetary systems. Two weeks later, the Gemini North telescope obtained images of the comet, which revealed that 3I/ATLAS formed in the thick disk of the Milky Way. Its age is estimated at 7 billion years, making it older than the Solar System. 3I/ATLAS has a diameter of approximately 20 km.
On July 26, scientists from Cornell University in the United States reported the presence of anomalous characteristics in an intergalactic object approaching Earth, 3I/ATLAS. They hypothesize that it is a technological device controlled by extraterrestrial intelligence and launched with hostile intent.
"We present additional analysis of the astrodynamics of 3I/ATLAS and hypothesize that this object may be technologically advanced and possibly hostile," the publication said.
On the night of November 2, NASA astrophysicists reported an unusual maneuver by 3I/ATLAS as it approached the center of the Solar System: the comet demonstrated non-gravitational acceleration at 203 million km from the Sun.
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After research, I am informed that the source is everybody has to burn wood for cooking, heat and light. If they can get wood.
Gas and electric are basically unavailable.
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Oh, no! How will the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps get by?
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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