Russia openly defends Hezbollah at UN Security Council, criticizing Israel and US over Lebanon pager blasts; China sides with Lebanon (Times of India)

Putin left red-faced after his feared “doomsday” hypersonic missile explodes in test launch, destroying the only suitable testing facility and delaying the program by years (Metro)

Russia losing 1,000 soldiers daily; ongoing high casualty rates and reliance on overwhelming force calls into question long-term sustainability of Russian invasion (The Military Show)

Ukrainian missiles strike Russian base in Bryansk province, destroying building (TOÀN Clming f)

Thousands of Russian soldiers reportedly trapped in Kursk as Ukrainian forces encircle (Ving force cal)

Low-cost cardboard drones [PPDS], once dismissed, are now a deadly force in Ukraine’s arsenal – and a nightmare for Russian forces, slow to adapt to modern tactics (The Military Show)

International Atomic Energy Agency and 52 member countries call on Russia to withdraw troops from Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant and transfer control to Ukraine for safety reasons (Báo Hà Tĩnh)

China works to mediate peace in Afghanistan, balancing China’s regional interests and noninterventionist foreign policy principles (News.az)

US drug overdose deaths fell 10.6% in 2023, with some states seeing 20-30% declines (Good News Network)

Merced County [California, US]: 64,000 turkeys culled as avian flu outbreak spreads to poultry operations (Fresno Bee)

California [US] bird flu outbreak: Infected dairy herds double over weekend, 34 herds in state now affected (Ars Technica)

UK: Flood warning issued for Mon, Sept 23, 2024, as a month’s worth of rain could fall in parts of England (The Independent)

New York [US] resident dies of eastern equine encephalitis, prompting state to declare virus an “imminent threat to the public” (The New York Times)

Study: 34% of former NFL [US pro football] players believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy [CTE], a condition linked to repeated head trauma (Neuroscience News)

Japan floods: six dead after rain pounds Ishikawa region still recovering from earthquake (The Guardian)

Tornado spotted over Tewkesbury [England, UK] on Fri, Sept 21, 2024, amid thunderstorms and heavy rain causing widespread disruption across England (The Times and The Sunday Times)

UK: 762-kilometer [474-mile] polar blast to bring -2ºC temperatures across Britain all week starting Mon, Sept 24, 2024 (Daily Express)

Severe flooding in northern Italy leads to dramatic rooftop rescues as helicopters and boats evacuate stranded residents (The Guardian)

Storm No. 4 causes extensive flooding in Central Vietnam, isolating 77 locations (VTV24)

Lạng Sơn city [Vietnam]: Unexpected appearance of venomous green mountain vipers lead to multiple hospitalizations (Tiit Phong TV)

Huge clean up underway in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region after hundreds flee deadly Storm Boris (The Independent)

Severe flooding causes devastation across Europe, with footage showing swollen Oder River in Wrocław, Poland (The Independent)

Study: Barcelona and Majorca [Spain] projected to have desert-like climate by 2050 (Euronews)

Analysis: London [UK] can’t cope with flash flooding — and the next 25 years could be worse (Evening Standard)

Ohio [US]: Drought and climate change negatively impact pawpaw, North America’s largest native fruit, with earlier-than-normal harvests and bitter-tasting fruit (AP)

Study: Climate change may reduce California’s [US] strawberry supply, potentially making them a luxury item due to rising prices (SciTechDaily)

Analysis: Climate change is so bad, even the Arctic is on fire (Bloomberg)

Review study warns microplastic pollution could double by 2040 even if no new plastics are made, highlighting need for urgent action on existing plastic waste (The Independent)

Study: Marine life faces unprecedented extinction risk due to human impact and climate change (One Green Planet)

Chickens, Earth’s most populous bird, lack the most basic legal protections despite being as smart as mammals and primates (Counterpunch)

London’s [UK] ultra-low emissions zone, which places fines on high-polluting cars, has increased the number of children walking and biking to school while reducing air pollution (One Green Planet)

Study: “Sleeping on it” [waiting to make an important decision until the next day] reduces bias from first impressions, leading to more rational decision-making (Neuroscience)

Study finds that during the last great glacier melt c. 11,000 years ago, the ocean began absorbing heat more efficiently, which helped reduce atmospheric warming (AZoCleantech)

Motivational quote of the day: “The world is not going to change overnight […]. But it will change, if we change, not for a day or a year, but for a lifetime. Yes, it will change, if we change.” – Tom Regan [vegan] (A-Z Quotes)

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