Later this month, US President Obama is going to be the first sitting President to visit Hiroshima, the Japanese city that was destroyed by an atomic bomb at the end of World War II. At the time, few Americans, and, for that matter, relatively few people in the world, had strong negative feelings about the bombing. Both World War I and II had unleashed horrific violence and there were bombings during World War II that actually killed more people than were lost in Hiroshima. But over time, attitudes toward the bombing have changed. It is doubtful that Obama will apologize for the bombing, but it is clear that the weapons can never be used again.
Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines, marking yet another right-wing populist leader in the world. Duterte had been the mayor of the city of Davao in the southern Philippines where he earned the nickname of the “punisher” for his vigilante-style approach to governance. At the same time, however, the Philippines elected its first transgender member of Congress, Geraldine Roman.
Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading in Great Britain has created a stunning animation showing how global temperatures from 1850-2016 have spiraled out of control. The graphic is compelling and dramatic evidence of how quickly things can change.
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