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Ukraine hits Russian minesweeper Valentin Pikul, 'severely' damages 2 anti-submarine ships, SBU source says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/ukraine-hits-russian-minesweeper-valentin.html

Life in municipal public service. County, city, agency or dept: You simply can't fathom the tidal wave that parades through daily...
#publicservice #municipalgovernment

Brazilian banks to verify satellite deforestation data for rural credit https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/brazilian-banks-to-verify-satellite-deforestation-data-for-rural-credit/

Brazilian banks to verify satellite deforestation data for rural credit
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s banks will be required to verify official satellite deforestation data before approving rural credit beginning on Wednesday in the South American country. Under the new rule, financial institutions must check whether a property appears in a government registry of areas with potential illegal deforestation after July 31, 2019. The database, maintained […]

"More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025"
#Climate #ClimateChange

More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025
In 2025, more than 200 climate-related disasters affected more than 87.8 million people worldwide, according to preliminary figures from the International Disaster Database analyzed by Mongabay. The disasters include flash floods, landslides, severe storms, wildfires and droughts. Drought and food insecurity impacted the largest number of people. In Syria, which faced its worst drought in […]

🤦‍♂️ Tipping points and ecosystem collapse are the real geopolitical risk (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/tipping-points-and-ecosystem-collapse-are-the-real-geopolitical-risk-commentary/

Tipping points and ecosystem collapse are the real geopolitical risk (commentary)
The focus of experts in global security tends to orbit familiar threats. War in Europe and the Middle East. Trade disruption and financial volatility. Technology shocks and threats to information integrity. But the most consequential driver of instability is unfolding under our feet and over our heads. The world’s climate system is edging toward tipping points and nature is […]

at_migrations: Austrian internal migrations (2002-2022)
A network of migrations between municipalities in Austria, from 2002 to 2022. A weighted directed link from source to target indicates a migration flow from these two municipalities. Edges are annotated with migration volume (number of people), nationality, sex, and year.
This network has 2115 nodes and 2908569 edges.
Tags: Social, Economic, Travel, Weighted, Politlcal, Timestamps, Metadata

Women over 50 account for 27 percent of all domestic consumer spending
(3 percent more than men of the same age)
and make nearly all household purchasing decisions according to AARP,
often managing expenses both for grown children and aging parents.
That alone suggests their votes are in play and Democrats have a compelling argument to make on traditional kitchen table issues in this time of out-of-control spending on things like a war that may be severely out of ali…

Forget the “Manosphere” — The “Meno-Sphere” Is the Voting Bloc With Real Power
Older women continue to be overlooked, but they could help swing the next election.

Unwrapping deforestation: Your chocolate Easter bunny may harm the environment https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/unwrapping-deforestation-your-chocolate-easter-bunny-may-harm-the-environment/

Unwrapping deforestation: Your chocolate Easter bunny may harm the environment
Over four years after promises to clean supply chains, the U.K.’s cocoa imports continue to drive deforestation in West Africa.

Climate change drives uneven shifts in tree diversity across Amazon and Andes https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/climate-change-drives-uneven-shifts-in-tree-diversity-across-amazon-and-andes/

Climate change drives uneven shifts in tree diversity across Amazon and Andes
The tropical forests of the Amazon and Andes are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet, but across both regions, changes in climate and landscape conditions are driving a shift in the number of tree species, recent research has found. Although the overall number of tree species across the Andes and Amazon hasn’t […]

Indonesia’s deforestation surges 66% in 2025, reversing years of decline https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/indonesias-deforestation-surges-66-in-2025-reversing-years-of-decline/

Indonesia’s deforestation surges 66% in 2025, reversing years of decline
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s deforestation surged in 2025, rising 66% from the previous year, marking a sharp reversal after several years of decline, according to new data from the NGO Auriga Nusantara. Based on satellite analysis, Auriga estimates that 433,751 hectares (1.1 million acres) of forest, an area more than twice the size of London, were […]