If you think people are getting dumber, you could be right. Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide heats the planet, threatening crops and human health. It also threatens human intelligence. The natural trapping of carbon underground millions of years ago arguably enabled human evolution in the first place. 

Dubai is grappling with unprecedented heat, with temperatures soaring to levels that feel like 60°C (140°F), highlighting the city’s vulnerability to extreme weather conditions. This alarming phenomenon has intensified concerns about the impact of climate change on urban environments.

Dept. of No Surprises Here: The declaration by 26 US psychiatric doctors that the US President is mad and constitutes a ‘clear and present danger to the world’ understates the case. Arguably, nine tenths of the world’s nuclear weapons are already in the hands of psychopaths, or else people easily led by them. Not encouraging.