Australia has set up a special snorkeling tour for representatives of countries that will soon vote on whether to label the Great Barrier Reef as in danger.

I suppose the tour will cherry-pick parts of the reef where not much damage is to be seen, like tours of Israel or tours of the Soviet Union. Can environmentalists invite the ambassadors to another tour, to show the damage to the reef?

Australia has put a fossil fuel CEO on the committee in charge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

I hope to see charges of ecocide soon.

An expert on dealing with Covid-19 outbreaks says that Sydney needs to close more businesses and vaccinate people whose work goes between households. But there is no need for a curfew.

At long last, Italy has banned cruise ships from entering the lagoon where Venice is. This will prevent some sorts of damage to the beautiful old city.

However, nothing can save Venice if the level of the Mediterranean Sea rises by several meters, except perhaps a giant dam from Italy to the Balkans.

Wildfires have burned 3000 square miles in Siberia.