New York Times gift articles

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13462964

state audits and data compiled by groups across the political spectrum have found no indication that noncitizens are voting in large numbers.

Basically, rules imposing additional requirements on voter registration prevent vastly more citizens from voting than noncitizens, since the latter aren't trying to vote.

Dated: 2024-09-16. Added: 2024-09-16.

Dated: 2024-09-16. Added: 2024-09-16.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13368242

Although Africa produces only a fraction of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, Africans bear an exceptionally heavy burden from climate change, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

And adapting to it will cost sub-Saharan Africa $30 billion to $50 billion annually over the next decade, or 2 to 3 percent of the region’s gross domestic product, it said.

“The impact of climate change is what we’re witnessing right now,” said Olasunkanmi Okunola, a scientist whose study focuses on flood risk management and climate adaptation. “There’s no way we can prevent major disasters from happening, but there are steps we can take to lessen the effect.”

This has been the issue with methane for a while: it's worthless at the wellhead because there's a huge amount being extracted.

Given how miserable the extraction is to be around, it would really help to have a way to create regional prosperity without the extraction.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13388973

Preliminary data shows that while global carbon emissions are continuing to rise, China’s emissions may already be peaking — the longtime climate villain turning the corner on carbon before the planet as a whole does.