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Migrants face hypothermia and broken bones in freezing forests as Poland-Belarus crisis deepens (Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Antonia Mortensen and Magda Chodownik, CNN)

Migrants trapped on the border between Poland and Belarus have made hundreds of attempts to breach the frontier, but were repelled by 15,000 Polish...

Belarus leader says he needs Russian nuclear-capable bombers to navigate border crisis (Reuters)

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday he needed Russian nuclear-capable bombers to help him navigate a migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border after...

White House preparing ‘follow up’ sanctions on Belarus (Kevin Liptak, CNN)

The United States is preparing "follow up sanctions" designed to hold leaders in Belarus accountable for "ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms," a spokesman for...

Mapping our human footprint from space (ESA)

The world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs. Urban areas are...

Schneider Electric to Build Three Plants, Hire 1,000+ (Geert De Lombaerde, IndustryWeek)

Executives with Schneider Electric on Nov. 10 said they plan to add three factories to their North American network, one of them in the...

Analysis: Do COP26 promises keep global warming below 2C? (Zeke Hausfather, Piers Forster, Carbon Brief)

On the one hand, reports proclaim boldly that limiting global warming to below 2C might finally be in reach. On the other, critics complain that modest...

Tuning in to Earth’s climate (ESA)

Satellites observe the Earth using a range of wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum. Different wavelengths allow us to probe different aspects of Earth’s land,...

Arrival Hammered After Lowering ’22 Forecasts (Geert De Lombaerde, IndustryWeek)

Shares of electric vehicle maker Arrival lost more than a quarter of their value Nov. 9 – wiping out about $3 billion in market...

The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence (Chris Orton, Defense One)

In Chinese-speaking communities beyond the reach of Beijing’s censorship regime, the song “Fragile” has been an unexpected hit. With more than 26 million views on...

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