Tag Archives: war

OCHA Report, August 2026: West Bank and Gaza

Posted on September 25, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Report in case you may have missed it amidst all the turmoil. Still brave people are out there, working to help victims of war and oppression. Please support their efforts and remain educated. .

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged apartheid, conflict, Gaza, israel, occupation, OCHA, Palestinian land, revenge, right to exist, slaughter, war, West Bank | Leave a comment

Dependency on fossil fuels: life and death

Posted on September 22, 2026 by borderslynn

How the U.S. Broke Its Dependence on OPEC Oil Published September 17, 2026 10:02 am By Niccolo Conte https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-u-s-broke-dependence-on-opec-oil/ Ukraine’s response to Putin’s illegal war : https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/russia-burning-as-ukraine-launches-huge-attack-as-trump-rages-over-strikes/ar-AA2cJeci https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/21/trump-zelensky-oil-refineries/ US defence to Saudi is conditional: Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, conflict, desalination plants, global dependency on fossil fuels, Gulf States, heatwaves, Houthi attacks, illegal war on Iran by Israel-US, illegal war on Ukraine by Russia, Iran, islam, Just Stop Oil, Mecca, middle east, muslims, oil infrastructure, oil refineries, renewables, Russia, Saudi Arabia, shia, sunni, ukraine, war, warming planet, Yemen conflict | Leave a comment

Starlink lifeline in Ukraine

Posted on August 27, 2026 by borderslynn

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom, one of the country’s top state honors, via a presidential decree published Wednesday praising him “for outstanding personal contributions to protecting human life and freedom, and for developing relations between … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Donald J Trump, Elon Musk, military use, NATO, precise targeting, Rassvet, Russia, Russian illegal war on Ukraine, sattelite communication systems, Starlink, ukraine, United States, Volodymyr Zelensky, war | Leave a comment

Saddam Haftar,Libya, supported by UAE,allied with Egypt, Russia and US

Posted on August 21, 2026 by borderslynn

Allies and interests The Haftars built their power through oil and arms. Oil revenues flow through national channels, while billions are redirected to projects dominated by institutions managed by the family, including the National Development Agency linked to Saddam’s brigade, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Africa, child soldiers, conflict, Eastern Libya, egypt, espionage equipment, European funding, finite resoyrces, france, Germant, Italt, Marco Rubio, military coup, Moscow, oil supply, RSF, Russia, Saddam Haftar, Sub-Sahara, tribal territories, UAE, United States, war | Leave a comment

War emissions: Gaza, Iran

Posted on July 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Gaza and the Middle East: When War Burns Fossil Fuel Infrastructure The climate consequences of war are even more staggering when fossil fuel infrastructure is involved. An analysis estimates that the Israel–Gaza war produced around 33 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent due to … Continue reading →

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Intensifying global warming due to war: Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Middle East………the tragedy of human suffering through war

Posted on July 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Smoke rising from bombed cities signals human tragedy, but it also signals something less visible and equally dangerous- a surge of greenhouse gases warming the planet. Across Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and the Middle East, war is not only destroying homes … Continue reading →

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War and modern logistics: Amazon, Wildberry warehouses

Posted on July 25, 2026 by borderslynn

Amazon warehouses hit by Iran in GCC US bases: Commercial data centers emerge as targets in modern warfare after drones hit 3 AWS facilities This incident likely marks the first publicly confirmed instance of a hyperscale data center run by … Continue reading →

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From Viktor in Kyiv

Posted on June 16, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing the personal experience of Viktor Kravchuk, Ukraine, Substack: See the World War II German encirclement of the Red Army in Kiev: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kiev_(1941)

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9/11 attacks and consequences

Posted on June 12, 2026 by borderslynn

It is an eye-opener for me to read the history behind Saudi Wahaabi influence, written so clearly by Wajeeh Lion, Substack, June 11, 2026. Here is an extract: The ideological penetration extended deeply into the Western hemisphere. Saudi charities aggressively … Continue reading →