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He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse.
“What happens when anyone can make it appear as if anything has happened, regardless of whether or not it did?" technologist Aviv Ovadya warns.
[When I read about the program available to modify images without a great amount of time and trouble, I thought about this, and planned to post about it. I expect to start seeing fake images right away. Considering that many people, both conservative and liberal, never learn to use judgement on whether a post seems reasonable, I fully expect them to be continually taken in by fake images.]
https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/the-terrifying-future-of-fake-news?utm_term=.xf7DVJnRv&ref=mobile_share#.byOXENejx


A Weaker Gulf Stream Means Trouble for Coastal New England
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/weaker-gulf-stream-means-trouble-coastal-new-england


How the United States Looked Before the EPA
http://fortune.com/2017/02/28/how-the-united-states-looked-before-the-epa/


Chicago neighbourhood rescue alley cats after homeless man who cared for them dies of hypothermia
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chicago-fulton-river-cats-rescue-homeless-hypothermia-antonio-garcia-extreme-weather-latest-a8242511.html?utm_source=quora


First plastic-free aisle is an example for other supermarkets to follow
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/28/first-plastic-free-aisle-is-an-example-for-other-supermarkets-to-follow


Executives at the world’s most ambitious “clean coal” plant knew for years about serious design flaws and budget problems but sought to withhold key information from regulators before their plans collapsed, according to documents obtained by the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/02/clean-coal-kemper-plant-mississippi-problems


Exotic animals disappear from Florida wildlife sanctuary after fake ad
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/05/exotic-animals-alleged-theft-miami-craigslist


Opioid overdoses increased by a third across US in 14 months, says CDC
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/06/opioid-crisis-overdoses-increased-by-a-third-across-us-in-14-months-says-cdc


President Trump wants to loosen the rules for monitoring pollution discharges from sewers and industrial facilities as part of his infrastructure push. That could affect areas seeing more rain because of climate change, experts say.
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060075213