U.S. Is Considering ‘Winding Down’ Iran Operations, Trump Says, as Tehran Launches Missile at Diego Garcia

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Iran War Live: U.S. Is Considering ‘Winding Down’ Iran Operations, Trump Says, as Tehran Launches Missile at Diego Garcia

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, in its farthest missile launch on record. Tehran is growing bolder in showing its ability to reach Europe, said an Israeli intelligence expert.

Meanwhile, Iran said its Natanz nuclear facility was attacked for the second time in the current war.

The reported airstrike came a day after President Trump said the U.S. is considering “winding down” its military operation in Iran, adding that other countries would need to police the Strait of Hormuz.

The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data – The New York Times

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The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data – The New York Times

Scientists who study global warming are currently wrestling with a question that, while seemingly technical, is profoundly consequential: Is climate change accelerating?

The debate spilled into the open this month, after new research found that the rate of global warming has nearly doubled over the last decade. The findings set scientific circles buzzing, and not all researchers agree with the conclusion.

But while the debate about accelerating global warming remains unsettled, a growing number of scientists do agree on another troubling development: The effects of climate change are intensifying in ways that have surprised even experts.