by Daniel Brouse July 9, 2025 A rapid attribution study led by Imperial College London found that human-caused global warming increased peak temperatures during Europe’s early summer heatwave by up to 7°F, tripling heat-related deaths across 12 major cities, including Paris, London, and Madrid. Of 2,300 estimated heat deaths between June 23 and July 2, […]
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Human-Caused Global Warming Tripled Heat Deaths During European Heatwave
Hydroclimate Whiplash: America’s Flood Disaster Signals Accelerating Climate Chaos
by Daniel Brouse July 9, 2025 Hydroclimate whiplash describes the extreme swings between severe droughts and catastrophic floods, a phenomenon intensified by climate change. Another term, Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation (DFAA), highlights how these sudden shifts compound the vulnerability of communities already stretched thin by recurring climate disasters. In the past week alone, the United States […]
Trump Finalizes 50% Tariff on Copper, Proposes 200% Tariff on Pharmaceuticals: A Recipe for Inflation and Economic Harm
by Daniel Brouse July 8, 2025 At a cabinet meeting today, President Trump announced that his administration has finalized a 50% tariff on imported copper, which will go into effect later this month, and is considering imposing a 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals in the coming weeks. These drastic moves will have severe ripple effects across […]
Trump’s New Tariffs on Japan and South Korea: A Hidden Tax on American Consumers
by Daniel BrouseJuly 7, 2025 Trump has announced via social media that all imports from Japan and South Korea will face an additional 25% tariff starting August 1, which will be stacked on top of all existing sectoral tariffs already in place. This means goods such as automobiles, steel, aluminum, and electronics from these countries […]
Florida’s Condo Collapse: Climate Physics, Soaring Costs, and the End of Coastal Wealth
by Daniel Brouse July 6, 2025 Insurance: The First Casualty of Climate Collapse in Florida and Beyond Check out the powerful physics explained below — Wind and water forces scale with the square of velocity (v²) Yesterday, we discussed the failing insurance markets in Texas. Today, we turn to Florida, where the insurance industry is […]
Texas Flood Disaster: At Least 22 Dead, 20 Girls Missing as “500-Year Floods” Become Regular Events
by Daniel BrouseJuly 4, 2025 It rained 12 inches in just one hour, and the river rose 26 feet in only 45 minutes. Search and rescue operations continue along the Guadalupe River in Texas after catastrophic flooding killed at least 22 people and left at least 20 girls missing, local authorities confirmed. The full scope […]
How ICE’s Authoritarian Actions Are Quietly Crippling the Economy
The authoritarian, Nazi-like actions of ICE are having compounding and complex ramifications across the U.S. economy, impacting far more than immigration statistics alone. Industries that rely on the everyday participation of immigrant communities are beginning to show clear signs of stress, illustrating the far-reaching economic damage of these policies. One striking example comes from the […]
Trump’s “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” Triggers Fossil Fuel Expansion, Ends Solar and Wind Support, and Risks Climate, Economic, and Infrastructure Collapse
by Daniel Brouse July 4, 2025 President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act marks a seismic shift in U.S. energy, climate, and economic policy, ending decades of federal support for solar and wind while unleashing a massive expansion of oil, gas, and coal production. The House passed the megabill on Thursday following a narrow […]
The “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” Just Passed—and Many Voters Don’t Even Realize They’re the Ones Getting Crushed
by Daniel Brouse July 4, 2025 The “Big and Brutally Ugly Bill” being signed into law today will hit many Americans hard—especially those who don’t even realize it. Ironically, many of the voters who supported these cuts are the same ones who will feel the pain most directly in their daily lives. One overlooked detail […]
The “Big Beautiful Bill” and the End of American Exceptionalism
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is being celebrated by its backers as a win for taxpayers and American families. In reality, it may mark the accelerated decline of U.S. economic stability and the end of American exceptionalism. This bill is both a massive tax cut and a massive spending bill, a combination that guarantees trillions […]