In essence you inject water at high-pressure, and then harvest the pressure that the planet puts on the artificial water deposit. insideclimatenews.org/news/27082024/…

Anyone know where Florida ranks in terms of educational quality in the United States? thecooldown.com/green-business…

If you've read my book "The End of the World Is Just the Beginning" then you're well aware of the US stepping away from the Global Order. But what does life look for other countries once that happens? Full Newsletter: mailchi.mp/zeihan/what-is…

Canadian GDP numbers are in, which means I can share the full Q2 update to my G7 post-COVID GDP growth chart! Here's each country's cumulative increase in real GDP, since just before the pandemic: 🇺🇸 +10.1% 🇨🇦 +5.8% 🇮🇹 +4.0% 🇫🇷 +3.1% 🇬🇧 +2.3% 🇩🇪 +0.3% 🇯🇵 +0.2%

The other two countries (hungary and Slovakia) not so much. 2/end

Apparently, the central banker and his staff have all fled the country. Certainly suggests that Libyan oil will remain offline to normal trading for quite some time. reuters.com/world/africa/l…

In the aftermath of the Kursk invasion, we're seeing quite the push from folks like ISW on the topic of loosening US restrictions on Ukraine. Most of the Europeans are already on board. I expect a policy shift fairly soon.

Going back to Napoleon, the Russians have favored scorched earth tactics. Denying foes anything useful on captured Russian territory enables the Russians to use their strategic depth to its greatest capacity. Inhumane? Certainly. Effective? Typically. msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

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Guyana is a country we don't hear about too often, but its rise as an oil producer has earned it some air time. In particular, we'll be looking at the implications this carries for global oil markets. Full Newsletter: mailchi.mp/zeihan/a-new-p…

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If the green transition is ever going to work, it needs to happen everywhere. So, don't get your drawers in a bunch when you see green energy funds from the Inflation Reduction Act being invested in Red States. Full Newsletter: mailchi.mp/zeihan/why-sho…

Comparing Australia’s Climate to the Rest of the World

Although climate change models are still evolving, historical climate data shows a clear warming trend. So, let's discuss the impacts of climate change, specifically who will be affected the most and who might even benefit from it. Full Newsletter: mailchi.mp/zeihan/will-cl…

Some statistics: Saudi oil production is today lower than 20 years ago. Oil prices, adjusted by inflation, are the same as in 2004. Saudi population has increased >50% in the last 20 years. #OOTT #SaudiArabia

Globalization has allowed us (meaning humans as a species) to make some of the worst lands farmable, inhabitable, and even prosperous. But what happens to global food exports when globalization ends? Full Newsletter: mailchi.mp/zeihan/degloba…

Globalization led to the rise of China as a manufacturing powerhouse, since finding the lowest cost producer was the priority. Deglobalization, China's demographic decline and an aging workforce have eroded that competitive advantage... Full Newsletter: mailchi.mp/zeihan/china-w…

This really cool map shows how long it would have taken someone to travel from Rome to the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire at its peak (around 200 CE).