Note: Although I try to write an essay every day, and have been doing so for a long time, increasingly there are days that I simply cannot bring myself to make any comment whatsoever. Today is one such day.
TODAY’S NEWS:
Rising From the Antarctic, a Climate Alarm — Wilder winds are altering crucial currents. The sea is releasing ancient carbon dioxide. Vast ice shelves are melting from below. See why the experts are increasingly alarmed. (NYT)
Climate change is shrinking the odds of a white Christmas, this year included (WP)
Climate Change Is Going to Be Gross — The thick layer of mucilage that covered the Sea of Marmara for weeks was an unsettling glimpse of climate change’s more oozy effects. (Atlantic)
This highly vaccinated nation says the pandemic’s toughest month is just beginning — In Denmark, which tracks the spread of coronavirus variants as closely as any in the world, the signals have never been more concerning. (WP)
WHO: Omicron detected in 89 countries, cases doubling fast (AP)
Omicron’s Rapid Spread Spurs Rush to Understand It — The Omicron variant appears better able to break into cells and evade immunity, and seems to replicate faster in the airways than the Delta variant of Covid-19. (WSJ)
U.S. COVID-19 vaccine mandate revived, Supreme Court showdown looms (Reuters)
With Omicron, U.S. Testing Capacity Faces Intense Pressure (NYT)
Hot economy collides with huge virus surge in pandemic’s latest twist (WP)
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021 (AP)
'Tidal wave': Omicron could put U.S. COVID-19 surge into overdrive (Reuters)
Doctors and Nurses Are ‘Living in a Constant Crisis’ as Covid Fills Hospitals
— Hospitalizations across the country have increased 20 percent in two weeks, taxing already exhausted health care workers as the United States confronts the Omicron variant. (NYT)
Omicron and holidays unleash scramble for coronavirus tests across the U.S. (WP)
YouTube TV Loses Disney Channels Including ABC, ESPN — The blackout is depriving more than four million subscribers of programming as the companies battle over distribution fees. (WSJ)
White House not budging on Feb. 1 end to student loans forgiveness (Politico)
Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms (Reuters)
Afghanistan to Wisconsin: Refugees dream of home (BBC)
My Son Is Not Alone. Millions of Young People Commit His Crime. — Alaa is a political prisoner in Egypt because he dared to dream of another world. (NYT)
People pressure governments worldwide to act on inflation (AP)
'Avatar' director Cameron's art revealed in new book — Before he created blockbuster films, director James Cameron was an artist whose early work went on to inspire some of his most memorable onscreen characters and images. Lisa Bernhard produced this report. (Reuters)
‘Time We Can’t Get Back’: Stolen at Birth, Chilean Adoptees Uncover Their Past — Hundreds of Chileans adopted abroad have learned that they were trafficked. Investigators believe thousands of children may have been taken from their parents during Chile’s dictatorship. (NYT)
The Island Paradise Near the Front Line of Tensions Over Taiwan — New missile batteries planned for the Japanese island of Ishigaki reflect a drastic shift in Japan’s views on China. (NYT)
‘We are closer to civil war than any of us would like to believe,’ new study says (WP)
San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency to Fight City’s ‘Nasty Streets’ — It’s a highly unusual move by a liberal mayor in one of the country’s most liberal cities. (NYT)
2020 Census may have significantly undercounted Detroit, study finds (WP)
‘Stop the Steal’ founder told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with GOP lawmakers (Politico)
Retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection (WP)
The Unlikely Revolutionaries Who Want to Reboot the Internet — Jack Dorsey and other members of the tech elite are banding together to bring the Web back to its idealist origins (WSJ)
One farmer's seaweed discovery could change the world (CBS)
FBI Demands Apple’s Assistance In Opening iPhone Packaging (The Onion)
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