AVISO's latest global sea level number is the highest in their records. This is with "near real-time" data analysis. We'll see after it gets fully processed.
The reading and math scores of 15-year old US students have not improved in two decades. Their latest scores were "slightly above average in terms of reading ability but below the math skills level of peer nations." Which country's students came in first? Do you really have to ask?
I can't think of a better way to win the future than to have your 15-year olds lead the world in reading and math scores. Whatever your system of government.
A dead whale was found to have 220 pounds (100 kg) of debris in its stomach. How terribly sad.
Trump's tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports have cost about 62,000 US jobs. That's more than the entire employment of the coal industry here.
World per capita coal consumption is flat-to-declining again, after increasing about 30% last decade:
Data from BP's 2019 Statistical Review. Coal mass is converted to energy units using their value of 1 toe = 4.187e10 J for modern power plants. "toe" = ton of oil equivalent.
PS: Apologies for the headline to Walter Cronkite.
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Another blog often looks at test results by ethnic group. http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/ As I recall, American white and Asian students stack up pretty well against other countries. Also, when you stratify students into White, Hispanic, and Black, all groups have shown improvement.
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Interesting. Thanks David.
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