Retreat

• I ricercatori affermano che l'onda di 481 metri in un fiordo è stata innescata da una frana legata alla crisi climatica • Un mega tsunami in Alaska l'anno scorso, in un fiordo visitato dalle navi da crociera, rappresenta un severo avvertimento sui rischi di frane costiere e del ritiro dei ghiacciai alimentato dalla crisi climatica, avverte un nuovo studio. • Gli scienziati hanno registrato il secondo tsunami più alto del mondo dopo che ha colpito il fiordo Tracy Arm, nel sud-est dell'Alaska, lo scorso agosto, a seguito di una massiccia frana presso la base di un ghiacciaio. Il tsunami ha raggiunto i 481 metri (1.578 piedi) di altezza; a titolo di confronto, la Torre Eiffel è alta 330 metri (1.082 piedi). Continua a leggere...

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti mette in pausa il ‘Project Freedom’ per lavorare a un ‘accordo finale’ con Teheran; le borse cavalcano l'euforia per l'AI

• ExxonMobil and Chevron both surpassed profit expectations in their latest quarterly reports. • Shares of the energy majors remained muted despite the beats, pressured by Iran's submission of a new agreement proposal to the US for resuming Persian Gulf oil exports. • The developments contributed to a broader pullback in oil prices, supporting gains in US equities.

The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he will only ban the slogan “globalise the intifada” if a potential constitutional challenge to a similar ban in Queensland is unsuccessful, the strongest indication yet that the state government may not seek to proscribe the contested phrase at all.Minns was unequivocal about his intention to ban what he described as “hateful, violent rhetoric” following the Bondi terror attack in December, but sent the issue to a parliamentary inquiry, which he said would enable legislation to be introduced when parliament returned in February. Continue reading...

Researchers say ‘magic mushrooms’ can help with traumatic symptoms, but urge caution as states expand accessSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAfter three combat deployments in Afghanistan, during which he suffered traumatic brain injuries from concussive blasts, army ranger Jesse Gould developed post-traumatic stress disorder and said he “drank almost every night to cope”.In times of hardship, veterans sometimes turn to “medication and talk therapy, but it tends to be more of a maintenance program than actually overcoming it”, Gould said, but added that at age 38, “I was still very young. I didn’t want to be on medication the rest of my life.” Continue reading...