Breaking Down: Collapse

$20 trillion spent globally on disaster cleanup and prevention in the last 20 or so years. This money could all have been spent in other places, and it begs the question: Will investment eventually move towards planet (or human) preserving endeavors?

A $20 Trillion Wealth Transfer Is Happening Under Our Noses - Bloomberg

USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb

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In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently?

New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium

We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones

Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution | The Guardian

Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time

Pollution Contaminating Sea Food — Hive

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India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades:

Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging | Japan | The Guardian

Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases

India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com

Foreign investors pull out of India at record pace

India warns over AI’s threat to youth population | Semafor

Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI

On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in India | CNN

India’s Power Grid Struggles as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand - Bloomberg

India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies

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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans | Trump administration | The Guardian

Texas mother of 4 says "no one is safe" after spending more than 6 weeks in ICE custody - CBS News

Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups | CNN Politics

‘MAGA has rigged the system’: Democrats slam Virginia Supreme Court for overruling voters on redistricting - Democracy Docket

The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision, in Scott v. McDougle | Vox

In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander - Democracy Docket

Mississippi governor plans to redraw congressional map, eliminate majority-Black district after midterms - Democracy Docket

Republicans launch election monitoring operation in 17 states ahead of midterms - Democracy Docket

After Virginia Redistricting Map Is Tossed, Democrats Search Desperately for a Response - The New York Times

Court not impressed with Hegseth theory to punish Mark Kelly

Trump handed AG a stack of articles labeled 'treason' — and now DOJ is targeting reporters - Alternet.org

Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. - The New York Times

There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous

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It took only 1 month for the probabilities to shift momentously. Here's an update on El Nino, and what it tells us about the future of the world in the coming decade.

European forecast shows 100% chance of Super El Niño forming | Fox Weather

New May 1 ECMWF El Nino forecast significantly worsens from previous month : r/collapse

Brace yourselves. Strongest El Niño in over a century is coming. El Niño patterns are correlated with food shortages, water impacts and even civil conflict. : r/collapse

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Opinion | The New El Niño Might Make 2027 the Hottest Year on Record - The New York Times

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Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it.

Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say

Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs

Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval

Utah senator smacks ABC4 reporter's phone out of his hand amid Data Center controversy

Data center approved in Utah despite community protests

A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune

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The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Here's a few drivers behind it:

What's Powering the K-Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains - Business Insider

K-shaped economy hits the gas pump as lower-income Americans pull back, NY Fed finds

The K-Shaped Economy Is Reshaping American Cities | Dame Magazine

Americans owe a record $1.68 trillion in car loans | Fortune

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Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business

Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote | ABC27

Judicial nominees don’t know if Trump can run for a 3rd term : r/law

Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump | The New Republic

Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander - Democracy Docket

'Lines are going to change': Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling - Democracy Docket

Emergency Planning: The President Is Preparing to Challenge 2026 Midterms. The Country Can Still Act to Protect Them. | Washington Spectator

Alabama House approves last-minute congressional gerrymander, despite votes already cast - Democracy Docket

Trump issues ‘demand’ that states cancel elections and rig maps for GOP after Callais - Democracy Docket

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The Western US is not the only region struggling with a terrible water decade. Corpus Christi, Texas is potentially one of the first cities to actually run dry.

Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water

Corpus Christi residents frustrated as water crisis makes national news

Central Texas is running out of water, and we keep building like we have plenty : r/collapse

The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.

Day Zero approaches Iran | Ctech

Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War | New Security Beat

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New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand.

Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

National Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP News

Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change

Science and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evidence and Institutions, and Proposals for Reconstruction | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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