"The results indicate a greater risk of coastal flooding and higher exposure of the population than previously expected," warned Eric Rignot, a professor of Earth system science at the University of California, Irvine, and one of the authors of the research. #ledenjak #klimatskepromjene #razinazamora (translated)
"The results predict a greater risk of coastal flooding in the coming decades than expected," said Eric Rignot, one of the authors of the study and a professor at the University of California, Irvine. "We have known for decades how climate change affects sensitive ice sheets," Rignot said. #ledenjaci #klimatskepromjene #porastrazineMora (translated)
"While those billionaires have more than tripled their wealth in the last ten years, they paid an effective tax rate lower than that of a plumber or a nurse." #OporezivanjeMilijardera #Kalifornija #Nejednakost (translated)
California plans to hold a referendum on taxing billionaires at a rate of 5% of their wealth to fund the public healthcare system, while influential Google co-founder Sergey Brin strongly opposes the proposal. #OporezivanjeMilijardera #Kalifornija #Nejednakost (translated)
Similar initiatives will appear in other states. If California implements the first billionaire tax in the U.S., "similar initiatives will appear in other states," hopes Emmanuel Saez, one of the authors of the proposal. #Kalifornija #PorezNaMilijardere #JavnoZdravstvo (translated)
"While these billionaires have more than tripled their wealth in the last ten years, they paid an effective tax rate lower than that of a plumber or a nurse," said Sanders, one of the leading figures of the American left. #Kalifornija #PorezNaMilijardere #JavnoZdravstvo (translated)
California is considering introducing the first billionaire tax in the U.S., which could affect nearly 200 billionaires at a rate of 5% of their net worth, with the collected funds planned to be used to finance the public health system. #Kalifornija #PorezNaMilijardere #JavnoZdravstvo (translated)
Another death linked to the storm was recorded in Barbour County, where a person died in a traffic accident related to a fallen tree, confirmed Josh Johnson from the state emergency management agency. #uraganIsaias #poplave #Kalifornija (translated)
In California, massive waves caused by tropical storm Rachel are destroying the coastline and forcing residents to evacuate, while Florida and Alabama continue to recover from the devastating hurricane Isaias that claimed at least four lives. #uraganIsaias #poplave #Kalifornija (translated)
A California couple has been charged with abusing at least fourteen children born through surrogacy, amid suspicion that they ran a house of horrors. #zlostavljanjeDjece #surogatsvo #Kalifornija (translated)
Kot je Newsom dejal ob podpisu zakona, gre za zaščito mladih Kalifornijk in Kalifornijcev, za katero bi moralo biti že zdavnaj poskrbljeno. #Kalifornija #MladoletnePoroke #Zakonodaja
California has become the first state to fully abolish the practice of child marriage with a new law that prohibits marriages of minors and sets 18 as the minimum age for entering into marriage, in order to protect young people. #Kalifornija #MladoletnePoroke #Zakonodaja (translated)
Newsom je odluku nazvao "dugo iščekivanom mjerom za zaštitu mladih Kalifornijaca i maloljetnika". #dječjibrakovi #zakon #kalifornija
California has introduced a ban on child marriages, becoming the 18th state to completely abolish this practice in a country where it is still legal in 32 other states. #dječjibrakovi #zakon #kalifornija (translated)
Kalifornijoje paskelbta nepaprastoji padėtis dėl El Ninjo reiškinio, kuris gali sukelti stiprius ir žalingus orus bei didesnius potvynius. #ElNinjo #Kalifornija #potvyniai
Kalifornija je proglasila izvanredno stanje zbog očekivanih razornijih zimskih oluja i poplava potaknutih rekordno snažnim El Niñom, kojemu su prethodili visoke temperature i povećan rizik od erozije uz obalu. #ElNiño #Kalifornija #klimatskepromjene
Nakon 34 godine od ubojstva Cindy Wanner, 64-godišnji James Lawhead Jr. pronađen je i uhićen pod lažnim imenom, te je priznao krivnju za to teško kazneno djelo, dok je njegova sestra optužena za pomaganje u skrivanju. #CindyWanner #JamesLawheadJr #kalifornija
V Črni gori so posneli snežno beljev morskega psa, za katerega so nekateri menili, da gre za belega volka, medtem ko biologi trdijo, da gre za velikega belega morskega psa, kar je razvidno tudi iz videoposnetka, na katerem sledil veslačema. #kalifornija #morskipes #veslanje
V Kaliforniji se je na območju zavetišča našlo 117 trupel psov s strelnimi ranami, kar je grozljivo odkritje, ki opozarja na nujnost zaščite živali in njihovih pravic. #Kalifornija #trupelipsov #zavetišče
Kalifornija un vēl 11 ASV štati iesniedza tiesā prasību, lai bloķētu 110 miljardu dolāru apvienošanos starp izklaides koncerniem Paramount Global un Warner Bros. Discovery, apgalvojot, ka tā apdraud konkurenci, darba vietas un mediju daudzveidību. #ParamountGlobal #WarnerBrosDiscovery #konkurence
