Welcome to the Miocene Era. CO2 concentrations have broken through the 400 parts per million that the earth last saw about 10 million years ago. What is remarkable about this milestone is that it took only about 100 years to reach these levels, whereas previous changes in CO2 concentrations took much longer periods of time. Whether life can adapt quickly enough to adjust to these changes remains to be seen.
A court in Guatemala has found former leader, Efrain Rios Montt, guilty of genocide. He was found guilty of ordering the killing of many from the Ixil Maya ethnic group during 1982 and 1983. This is the first time a national court has found a leader guilty of the crime of genocide, although international courts have reached the same verdict for other leaders. The finding is long overdue, and one can only hope that a process of reconciliation can begin in Guatemala.
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