on a more serious note:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/italy-sends-second-navy-ship-escort-gaza-aid-flotilla-2025-09-25/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/italy-sends-second-navy-ship-escort-gaza-aid-flotilla-2025-09-25/
Reuters
Italy, Spain deploy naval vessels to protect flotilla on course for Gaza
Italy and Spain have deployed naval ships to assist an international aid flotilla that has come under drone attack while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, potentially ratcheting up tensions with Israel, which strongly opposes the initiative.
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Forwarded from Mogi (Prime Minister)
"First time in 40 years" in this case means since the beginning of our record keeping... as we only started monitoring this phenomenon 40 years ago.
So it might have been a longer thing or it might be that there is some sort of long term cycle going on.
https://scitechdaily.com/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-panamas-ocean-lifeline-has-vanished/
So it might have been a longer thing or it might be that there is some sort of long term cycle going on.
https://scitechdaily.com/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-panamas-ocean-lifeline-has-vanished/
SciTechDaily
For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Ocean Lifeline Has Vanished
Panama’s seasonal upwelling collapsed in 2025, linked to reduced winds. The event signals risks for fisheries and climate-sensitive ocean processes. The annual phenomenon of upwelling in the Gulf of Panama failed to occur in 2025 for the first time on record.…