The Nino index (Nino3.4) has just reached Nino-neutral, but global SST (sea surface temperature) has matched the highest level for this date, which was achieved during the last El Nino.
Super warming is clear. Look for a global temperature soon of at least +1.7C, even if the… pic.twitter.com/yP7AK7VXNa— James Edward Hansen (@DrJamesEHansen) March 31, 2026
How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming Carbon Brief
Ocean heat content in 2025 Nature
‘Fast-food ocean’: climate change is draining sea’s nutrition Oceanographic
Arctic ice loss brings dual heatwaves to Europe and eastern Asia
To have an idea of the exceptionality of this March 2026 in USA,for several stations in the West,March 2026 is being hotter than ANY April on record
Monthly anomalies are up to +16F vs 1991/2020 (Flagstaff).
Some records exceeded by as much as 4F those of April (Flagstaff again) https://t.co/sZb6OVJSdg— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) April 1, 2026
Guardian
China?
Trump administration proposes expanding Chinese tech gear crackdown Reuters
Under the Skin of America’s Humanoid Robots: Chinese Technology Wall Street Journal (resilc)
Trump turning China’s yuan into world’s next safe haven Asia Times (Kevin W). Sigh. Not until China credibly renounces capital controls.
Reading China through its most courageous reporting The East is Read
China’s Debt Surpasses Europe for the First Time Visual Capitalist
Japan
Japan aims to fill defense ‘vacuum’ in Pacific to counter China Asahi
Japan sets 10-year bond coupon at 2.4%, highest since 1997 NHK
Pakistan-Afghanistan
Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities New Arab
Antipodes
Iran war leaving Australian farmers struggling to sow crops and feed animals ITV
Africa
a href=”https://www.newarab.com/news/civilians-killed-sudans-civil-war-spills-chad-msf” rel=”nofollow”>Civilians killed as Sudan’s civil war spills into Chad New Arab
At least 43 people killed in ADF attack in northeast DR Congo, army says Aljazeera
South of the Border
US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan interim leader Delcy Rodríguez BBC
Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure CNN
European Disunion
Any weapon Europe buys from the US is a liability’, rearmament expert says France24
France plans huge missile increase in new defense push, document shows Politico
Berlin is rearming, and its neighbors are weighing the risks and benefits of the new German hegemony ElPais
US begins secret talks for new military bases in Greenland Telegraph
Israel v. The Resistance
F-15E Down In Iran, Rescue Operation Ongoing (Updated) The War Zone
«What do you want? To exterminate two million Gazans?»
“Of course. I have no problem with that… The one who’ll be born there tomorrow will be a terrorist. So if you can, prevent him from existing» pic.twitter.com/h80eO1L8vo— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) April 3, 2026
Palestinians in West Bank protest, strike against Israeli death penalty law Aljazeera
The ‘other’ war: Lebanon is now on brink of humanitarian and ecological collapse Euobserver
Exclusive: Greek ships secretly supplying Israel with oil and military cargo Middle East Eye
Disturbing trend’ of US-Israeli strikes hitting non-military targets in Iran France24. Gee, ya think?
Iran still possesses significant missile launching capabilities: US intelligence Anadolu Agency. Gee, ya think?
Prof. Ted Postol: Iran Already Achieved NUCLEAR DETERRENCE Against Israel Dialogue Works (resilc)
Experts dispute US account of deadly Iran sports hall strike in Lamerd BBC
Lavrov Reveals Who Lurks Behind Bahrain’s Draft UNSC Resolution Karl Sanchez
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia responds to Zelenskyy’s Easter truce offer with drone attack Guardian
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
AI Just Hacked One Of The World’s Most Secure Operating Systems Forbes (Ann)
What’s The Importance Of The Newly Revived Russian-US Interparliamentary Dialogue? Andrew Korybko
Imperial Collapse Watch
Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense wish list Defense News
Anyone Who Tells You That We Can’t Put Criminals in Jail Until We Win an Election Is Complicit in the Murder of Our Democracy Chris Armitage
Trump 2.0
GOP praise pours in for Army chief of staff ousted by Hegseth The Hill
Trump Unveils 100% Tariff on Some Patented Drugs Medpage
US judge upholds decision to toss subpoenas into Fed Chair Jerome Powell Aljazeera (Kevin W)
Trump’s ballroom fight sheds new light on an underground White House bunker NPR (Kevin W). As speculated some time ago.
📞Leaked Call: Trump Fires Pam Bondi… She Destroys Him Completely! 💥
Trump (cold and arrogant):
“Pam, you’re fired. Pack your shit and get the hell out. You were useless on Epstein, you failed to destroy my enemies, and now you’re a liability. Your time is over.”
Pam Bondi… pic.twitter.com/hQ0PrfBOEK— S. Blackwood | Briefs (@BlackwoodBrief) April 3, 2026
Economy
Oil shock triggers global price spikes as Iran war drags on Aljazeera
From Energy Shock to Global Recession Energy Intel
A Record Sulphur Rally Is Raising Costs For Metal Miners Finimize
Iran war’s fuel crisis spurs panic, violence in nations facing shortages Washington Post
Mr Market Freaking Out Yet?
Iran war risks private credit crisis and AI bubble bursting, Bank of England warns Politico
AI
Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from China — the AI build-out flips the breakers Tom’s Hardware (Kevin W)
Why AI lies, cheats and steals ComputerWorld
AI accused of ‘unjust exploitation’ as bots reprint entire books Telegraph
Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals Guardian
The Bezzle
CFTC sues three states over efforts to regulate prediction markets NBC Sports (Kevin W)
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
