The Trump Administration's sweeping changes to the Forest Service, which operates under the Department of Agriculture, represent a gutting of an agency that has been a stable fact of life for over a century.
Antarctica is one of the most successful models of peaceful governance and international cooperation. If we don't actively work to build peace, what naturally arises is tension and conflict.
Abraham Kampalei, a Maasai elder, notes that after four months of drought, the first rains have arrived, but the future remains uncertain as he prays for continued rainfall. He reflects on the pastures he once relied on for his livestock, stating, 'I came here because of the abundance of grass for my livestock to graze. Today, there is almost nothing left of it.'
"Gambling on the weather has become an institution throughout a great part of the United States." This sentiment from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1915 highlights the long-standing tradition of weather betting in American culture.
