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#ClimateSolutions for the #ClimateCrisis
#Microclimates #Permaculture
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...streets and plants a bit of grass in between the stones. The surface cools down considerably. Then, there is the ancient technology of building wind-cooled houses in the #MiddleEast that I talked about last year. 2)
If "everyone" were able to cool down their...
2) So-called #Windcatcher|s in zhe #IrNuan oasis City of #Yazd with its #Badgirs (#wind towers):
How This Desert City Stays Cool With An Ancient Air Conditioning System
This is a Bâdgir an ancient air conditioner invented around the eighth century AD.Despite using no electricity, it has a cooling system that kept houses at a...YouTube
European ports contend with slow economic growth, geopolitical impact
The economic centre of gravity is slowly refocusing on regional developments in South America and Asia, and seeing the mature consumer markets lose out to the emerging economies, but that long-term change is slow and far from linear.Nick Savvides (Seatrade Maritime)
Per Andrea Mitchell:
#UnitedStates not involved in #Israeli strike in #Iran
The #US was not involved in #Israel's strike in Iran, a source familiar confirmed, adding that there was a pre-notification to the U.S. from the Israelis about the strike.
#Israel #Hamas #war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #UnitedStates #GlobalSecurity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39358?canonicalCard=true
Live updates: Israel responds to Iran attack with reported strike
Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.NBC News
A source in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's office declined to comment on the reported strike in #Iran.
The #IDF spokesman’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
#Israel #Hamas #war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #UnitedStates #GlobalSecurity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39357?canonicalCard=true
Live updates: Israel responds to Iran attack with reported strike
Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.NBC News
A counterstrike would likely deepen anxieties in capitals worldwide about the prospect of an all-out #war in the #MiddleEast.
Again: #Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if #Israel takes any further #military action against #Iran,
its response would be
“immediate & at a maximum level.”
NBC: A person familiar tells NBC News that #Israel carried out an operation in #Iran tonight.
Separately, Israeli ofcls notified #US ofcls earlier today that a response was coming.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington declined to comment on whether Israel has launched an attack on Iran.
The #CIA declined to comment.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39355?canonicalCard=true
Live updates: Israel responds to Iran attack with reported strike
Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.NBC News
#Israel retaliates against #Iran
A #US ofcl confirmed #Israeli #missiles have hit a site in Iran. The ofcl could not confirm whether #Syria & #Iraq sites were hit as well.
Flights to #Tehran, #Isfahan & #Shiraz have been suspended following reports an explosion was heard in the city of #Qahjavaristan, Iranian state media reported.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/israeli-missiles-have-hit-a-site-in-iran-109405880?id=108860743
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel retaliates against Iran, US official says
Six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.ABC NEWS (ABC News)
#Israel launches missile strikes into #Iran
The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a snr #UnitedStates #military ofcl told NPR Thurs. There are also reports of explosions in #Iraq & #Syria.
Iran's Fars News Agency says explosions were heard in the central city of #Isfahan, according to the Reuters News Agency.
The extent of Israel's strikes & the weapons used weren't clear.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245763498/israel-iran-missile-strikes
The #US has been urging #Israel not to respond to last weekend’s attack by #Iran, which President Joe #Biden on Thurs called “unprecedented.”
The #UnitedStates “didn’t green light” an Israeli response, the second official said.
"We didn't endorse the response," the official said
#war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GlobalSecurity
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/h_899400572a1cdac74230910b0b3c86cf
#Israel shoots down #missiles and #drones after #Iran launches unprecedented #attack
source: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1244641489/iran-israel-drone-attack-middle-east-gaza
Iran had vowed to retaliate after an #airstrike on an Iranian #consulate in #Syria earlier this month killed seven Iranian #military officials. It is the first time that Iran has launched an attack on Israel from Iranian soil, Israeli officials said.
#conflict #war #middleeast #news #politics
After six months of war, former Hamas hostages speak of ordeals in Gaza
About 130 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, Israel believes, including 34 who are presumed dead.Michael Blum (The Japan Times)
Protests against Netanyahu intensify as cease-fire talks resume
Netanyahu has faced increasing pressure at home and abroad over Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza.Adam Rasgon (The Japan Times)
