The northwest US heat wave was the most extreme heat wave ever recorded.

Forecasting some of the extreme weather disasters we will experience at 1.5 C, 2C, 3C and 4C of global heating. Meanwhile, the world may reach 1.5C by 2025, showing the trying to avoid that by actions with targets in 2050.

*'What was the point?' Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram.*

If the US had achieved its war aims, the war could have been worth its human and financial cost, which would have been small. But once it became clear that that was no longer possible, there was no point in continuing the war any longer.

(satire) *"Someone's Gotta Occupy Afghanistan," Grumbles Dick Cheney, Shoving Firearms Into Suitcase.*

Europe decided to authorize glyphosate based on experiments carried out by companies, then described in secret reports written and submitted by companies. These reports have become public and show important flaws; they don't prove that glyphosate is safe.

No wonder the companies kept them secret.

Clearly these regulatory decisions should not accept secret studies carried out by companies with an interest in the outcome.

For medicines, I've argued that tests of their effectiveness and safety should be independent of the companies involved with producing and selling them. Perhaps that should apply to pesticides, too.

It is pertinent that one report says that glyphosate caused cancer specifically when mixed with other chemicals, as occurs in Roundup. That one study may not be proof enough, but shows the need to test Roundup as well as pure glyphosate.

Exxon's CEO is trying to tell people that the admissions about its planet-roasting lobbying were not really said, so we should forget them.

(satire) *Labor Department Announces Plans To Stop Counting Jobs And Just Enjoy Economy.*