‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds 04. May 2026 (11:00) Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors sayThe process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis, a stark new study has concluded.Ongoing sea level rise and the rampant erosion of wetlands in southern Louisiana will swallow up the New Orleans area within a few generations, with the new paper estimating the city “may well be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Dating Is a Rich Person’s Game Now 04. May 2026 (11:00) The problem isn’t just the apps. People actually can’t afford to date anymore.(Wired)
Welcome to the Great American Satellite Age 04. May 2026 (11:00) A new generation of satellite startups in San Francisco is racing to capitalize on recent technological breakthroughs in space-based data collection and communications.(Wired)
Coalition accused of secretly giving big tobacco lobbyists private platform in parliament 04. May 2026 (10:42) Exclusive: A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia hears closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnti-smoking campaigners have accused the Coalition of secretly giving tobacco giants access to a parliamentary inquiry, a move they say undermines more than 15 years of precedent to protect public health.On Monday, representatives from tobacco company Philip Morris appeared before a Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
British drone swarm hunts 'Russian targets' in war games as MoD scrambles to keep up with modern warfare