UK supermarkets' response to the fake beef scandal was talk but no lasting action.

The way to prevent food fraud is with simpler food chains and more inspection. Both of these require action by the state.

The discovery that volcanic emissions have cooled the Earth significantly during the past decade implies that the heating effect per ton of CO₂ is stronger than the estimate from a year ago.

In effect, our boat has been drifting slowly towards the waterfall, and we just discovered that one engine was on and trying to push us away for the past decade. That implies the current is faster than we thought.

The analogy is limited. The current in this case is the result of our greenhouse gas emissions, and we could reduce them greatly if we take bold measures.

The increase in Antarctic sea ice is caused by other effects of global heating, including the slowly accelerating melting of the ice cap.

Cities and towns in California are trying desperate measures to conserve water.

The US broke a 1990 commitment by pushing NATO to the borders of Russia. Putin's adventurism is partly a response to this.