News - North Africa Disasters, US "Human Rights" Partners, More Climate Boundaries Broken
News - North Africa Disasters, US "Human Rights" Partners, More Climate Boundaries Broken
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Danny’s on the road, but finds the time to slow down and hear Derek out! This week: humanity has breached 6 out of the 9 planetary boundaries for the climate (0:30); a Houthi delegation from Yemen visits Saudi Arabia (1:46); the Iran prisoner swap moves forward as the undead JCPOA (nuclear deal) persists (2:58); the Biden administration’s purported priority on human rights again brought into question given some recent diplomatic partners (5:52); the DPRK’s Kim meets Putin in Russia (10:13); catastrophic natural disasters in Libya and Morocco (13:00); a renewed uprising in the north of Mali (16:40); the US sends long-range artillery to Ukraine (19:10); the G20 summit in India (23:43); a New Cold War update featuring a proposed US-backed India-Europe shipping network (25:57), Biden visiting Vietnam (27:58), and Maduro in China (29:36); and the anniversary of 9/11 (30:48).
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News - North Africa Disasters, US "Human Rights" Partners, More Climate Boundaries Broken
Hi,
I thought the North African stuff was generally right. One note is that the epicenter of the Morocco earthquake was in an extremely mountainous (not just rural) area. This makes relief efforts very difficult, as I'm sure the few roads there were also damaged. For comparison, Mt Whitney (14,505 ft) is the highest peak in the lower 48 United States, while Mt Toubkal near the epicenter is 13,671 ft.
I wonder if they accepted Algeria's offer to help. This could be extremely helpful, as it allows supplies to flow in from the east, to Ouarzazate and then up into the mountains from that side.
I've been to the area three times, and it's tough to see the pictures when you know exactly what it used to look like.