The US attacked bases of an Iran-sponsored militia in Iraq. Iraqi supporters of Iran mobbed the US embassy in Baghdad and broke in.

Meanwhile, large numbers of Iraqis have been protesting against the government by corrupt politicians supported by the Iran-sponsored militias.

*The ocean plastic we see is 'the tip of the iceberg'. Where's the other 99%?*

*The Y2K problem is now seen as a bit of a joke — but only a fool would be complacent about the vulnerability of IT systems.*

The article describes some of the many system faults that occurred at the start of the year 2000 (the last year of the second millenium AD). These were the fraction that were overlooked by the world-wide effort to find and correct all such problems.

Global heating affects the water of the ocean. Too high a temperature is killing the kelp forests of Tasmania's coast. This could cause extinction of the species that shelter in the kelp. That includes many species that grow much larger, but which start out as small larvae that shelter in the kelp.

There is no shallow sea region between Tasmania and Antarctica — no natural place where the kelp could move to. I wonder if it is possible to make underwater platforms that kelp could grow on. This would protect the kelp and the other species that depend on it.

They would have to be held up by flotation, as the sea bottom is too deep for them to rest on. They would therefore circulate around Antarctica. Perhaps they could use solar power to maintain a stable latitude.

These might be economically valuable by acting as nurseries for fish that people would catch. Can anyone tell me whether kelp sustains any commercial fisheries? Can anyone tell me how to reach people that might consider this idea?

Prisoners in South Carolina are complaining to the UN about inhumane conditions.