Tag Archives: Somalia

Somalians starving due to climate change

Posted on November 5, 2026 by borderslynn

Somalia faces an increased risk of severe flooding as El Niño conditions are expected to bring above-normal rainfall. According to IOM and DRC’s joint projections, more than 800,000 people are at risk of displacement by flooding between October 2026 and … Continue reading →

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Chickpea shortage

Posted on May 16, 2026 by borderslynn

Here in the UK I may soon be unable to  buy my staple food of organic chickpea flour and bags of chickpeas in quantity, due to a world shortage. An AI search produced this: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/chickpea-production-by-country Abstract Today, the importance of … Continue reading →

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The poisonous hate worm

Posted on January 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Examples of right wing hate speech, anti semitism and white supremacy themes flourish on X, cultivating a core of support within communities, both at home and abroad. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/x-twitter-elon-musk-nazi-extremist-white-nationalist-accounts-rcna145020 And in January 2025 Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s former first minister, has accused … Continue reading →

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Maritime Lifelines: ‘boxing in’ before winner takes all (and planet dies)

Posted on December 31, 2025 by borderslynn

A few days ago, an uninhabited Venezuelan dock was hit by a CIA strike: CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’ US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known … Continue reading →

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