With February being about three-quarters of the way over, it has proven to be another wild month. In fact, since the start of the pandemic in the year 2020, it seems like these jam-packed months haven’t really let up. Within the last 22 days, we’ve seen multiple environmental catastrophes, the U.S. Air Force shot down…
17 Videos That Perfectly Summarize the Craziness of the Past 22 Days | Facts Matter
[Premiering at 1PM ET] 17 Videos That Perfectly Summarize the Craziness of the Past 22 Days | Facts Matter
With February being about three-quarters of the way over, it has proven to be another wild month. In fact, since the start of the pandemic in the year 2020, it seems like these jam-packed months haven’t really let up. Within the last 22 days, we’ve seen multiple environmental catastrophes, the U.S. Air Force shot down…
Estimate Puts Hurricane Fiona Insured Damages at $660 Million
An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the storm was the most costly extreme weather event ever recorded in Atlantic Canada in terms of insured damages based on the estimate provided by CatIQ. It added that many of…
A Cabinency of Dunces
Commentary As the nation sinks inexplicably into self-created crisis after crisis, debate rages whether President Joe Biden is incompetent, mean-spirited, or an ideologue who feels the country’s mess is his success. A second national discussion revolves around who actually is overseeing the current national catastrophe, given Biden’s frequent bewilderment and cognitive challenges. But one area…
Similar Catastrophes in the Himalayas Seen Differently in China and India
NEW DELHI—Divided by a colonial-time boundary that initially separated Tibet and colonial India and now is the boundary of contention between the two most populous countries of the world, the Himalayas unlike never before are narrated by two different paradigms drawn very distinctly by two different political lines—democracy vs communism. According to Gabriel Lafitte, author…
Similar Catastrophes in Himalayas Viewed Differently in China, India
NEW DELHI—Divided by a colonial-time boundary that initially separated Tibet and colonial India and now the boundary of contention between the two most populous countries of the world, the Himalayas unlike never before are narrated by two different paradigms drawn very distinctly along two different political lines—democracy vs. communism. According to Gabriel Lafitte, author and…
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