1 Jan 2025

Very bright fireball seen over Seattle,  Victoria and Vancouver
A very bright fireball was observed over the skies of Washington, U.S. and British Columbia, Canada at around 02:17 UTC on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Observers noted that the fireball was particularly bright and visible through heavy cloud cover, displaying hues of white, green, and red with some reports of yellow and light blue.

Flights canceled, roads blocked and thousands stranded as heavy snowfall hits Kashmir, India
Kashmir experienced heavy snowfall on December 28, 2024, with accumulations ranging from 13 to 90 cm (5 to 37 inches) across the region. The severe weather disrupted flights, blocked major highways, and caused widespread power and water outages, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded.

44 Statistics From 2024 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
Of course 2024 was also a year of war. Israel battled Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, the government of Syria was overthrown by radical Islamists, long-range missiles provided by NATO started raining down on targets deep inside Russia, and Russian forces stormed even deeper into eastern Ukraine. 2024 also brought us Hurricane Helene, a “Great American Eclipse,” and “the comet of the century.” Now here we are at the end of the year, and we are being told to brace ourselves for a bird flu pandemic. I have a feeling that the year ahead is going to be absolutely nuts.

Satellite Images Show Rapid Chinese Build Disputed Border Area
China has reportedly constructed new military outposts in the Tawang Valley, according to an analysis of high-resolution satellite images from December 19 obtained by open-source intelligence teams.

Is 2025 Going To Look Like A Hollywood Disaster Movie?
…Gallup just conducted a survey that discovered that most Americans believe that 2025 will be a year of “political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia, and a rising federal budget deficit”…

Researchers Funded by Bill Gates Turn Mosquitoes into ‘flying  Syringes’  to Deliver Vaccines
Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have developed a new method of delivering malaria vaccines using genetically modified mosquitoes as “flying vaccinators.”

Is WHO’s Pandemic Treaty in its death throws? 
The World Health Organization (“WHO”) Pandemic Treaty negotiations made no significant progress at the end of 2024. Several countries, including the US, have expressed opposition to the treaty. Developing countries are concerned that the treaty would impose surveillance and obligations under the guise of pandemic prevention and Donald Trump has said he plans to withdraw the US from the WHO on day one of assuming office.

BBC, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, and Bank of England fail fact check on statements made about climate change 
As we see out the year, Paul Homewood fact-checked the BBC, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, and the Bank of England on statements made about climate change.  All three failed.

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