Sunday, February 02, 2025

EVEN HUBBY TOOK A GOOD LOOK

Bianca Censori sparks outrage as she goes NAKED on Grammys 2025 red carpet with covered-up Kanye West

 

Daily Mail

Feb 2, 2025


Bianca went underwear free in the shocking indecent exposure incident

The designer, 30, who has previously shocked with risque displays, bared it all in a completely see-through nude mesh dress, worn without underwear - much to the shock of social media and onlookers 

Bianca wore merely a pair of nude sandals for the shock display 

 

Bianca Censori sparked worldwide outrage as she went completely naked at the 2025 Grammys on Sunday alongside covered-up husband Kanye West. 

The designer, 30, who has previously shocked with risque displays, bared it all in a completely see-through nude mesh dress, worn without underwear - much to the shock of social media and onlookers.

DEMS HAVE A BIG GENDER PROBLEM

Democrats brutally mocked as 'beyond parody' and in 'shambles' for obsessing over gender equality in cringe-worthy new video

 

By James Gordon 


Daily Mail

Feb 2, 2025


Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison announced that the party's leadership elections had to be conducted in a manner that ensured precise gender representation, with non-binary candidates included in the equation  

Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison announced that the party's leadership elections had to be conducted in a manner that ensured precise gender representation, with non-binary candidates included in the equation

 

The Democratic party was brutally mocked over a weekend leadership retreat that quickly devolved into a spectacle of woke-isms and gender ideology.

The Democratic National Committee's leadership vote ignited a firestorm of derision from conservatives who labeled the event as proof the party has 'learned absolutely nothing' from its crushing 2024 election losses.

As the liberal party struggles to recover from losing the White House, Senate, and failing to reclaim the House, the DNC's attempt at a fresh start was immediately branded as tone deaf. 

The vote to elect Minnesota Democratic Party leader Ken Martin as chair turned into a showcase of ideological purity tests, virtue signaling, and moments that critics have blasted as 'beyond parody.' 

Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison announced that the party's leadership elections had to be conducted in a manner that ensured precise gender representation, with non-binary candidates included in the equation.

'Our rules specify that when we have a non-binary candidate or officer, the non-binary individual is counted as neither male nor female, and the remaining six offices must be gender balanced,' Harrison explained, in a statement that drew widespread ridicule from the right.

Republicans pounced, mocking the DNC's obsession with gender quotas at a time when voters are more concerned with inflation, border security, and crime

For critics, the message was clear: the Democratic Party remains in complete disarray and still appear to have no idea why they lost. 

There was also the election of left-wing activist David Hogg, a vocal gun control advocate and co-founder of March for Our Lives, as one of the DNC's three vice chairs. 

 

Newly elected DNC Chairman Ken Martinfrom, left, is hugged by his son Sam after winning the vote at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland

Newly elected DNC Chairman Ken Martinfrom, left, is hugged by his son Sam after winning the vote at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland

Attendees cheer as Ken Martin is announced as the newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman after winning the vote

Attendees cheer as Ken Martin is announced as the newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman after winning the vote 

 

Conservatives immediately seized on the decision, ridiculing it as further evidence of the party's detachment from mainstream American concerns.

'DNC Vice Chair David Hogg has some legitimately INSANE views that are wildly out of step with the American people. Good to see that the Democrat Party has learned absolutely nothing,' conservative commentator Steve Guest posted on X.

Hogg, 24, took the stage at the DNC gathering in Maryland, delivering an impassioned speech that only fueled the backlash. 

'We're going to show people that the reason they should vote for us isn't just because we're not Republicans – it's because we're damn Democrats. We give a s***,' he declared. 'Now it's time to rebuild the party and rethink the way we've been doing things.'

Adding to the carnival-like atmosphere, MSNBC co-hosted a forum ahead of the vote where the eight candidates for chair were asked whether racism and misogyny contributed to Kamala Harris' loss.

All eight raised their hands in agreement, prompting MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart to gleefully announce, 'That's good. You all passed.'

Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, reacted to the moment with a prediction that the GOP will expand its majority in the midterms, while conservative media figures called it a prime example of Democrats avoiding self-reflection.

 

Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote to become the DNC's next chair

Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote to become the DNC's next chair

Republicans pounced, mocking the DNC's obsession with gender quotas at a time when voters are more concerned with inflation, border security, and crime

Republicans pounced, mocking the DNC's obsession with gender quotas at a time when voters are more concerned with inflation, border security, and crime

Dr. Hathaway, a candidate for chair, led the audience in a rendition of 'You Fight On' during Thursday's forum

Dr. Hathaway, a candidate for chair, led the audience in a rendition of 'You Fight On' during Thursday's forum 

Dr. Hathaway, launched into another song on Saturday with the lyrics, 'We shall overcome'

Dr. Hathaway, launched into another song on Saturday with the lyrics, 'We shall overcome'

 

If that weren't enough, candidates broke into song multiple times throughout the weekend. 

Dr. Quintessa Hathaway, a candidate for chair, led the audience in a rendition of 'You Fight On' during Thursday's forum, before launching into another song on Saturday with the lyrics, 'We shall overcome.' 

Harrison, not to be outdone, serenaded the audience with a rendition of Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday.'

As the vote concluded, Ken Martin, a longtime critic of Trump who previously called him a 'traitor' who should be prosecuted for treason, celebrated his victory by reaffirming his commitment to fighting against the Republican Party.

 

Many outsiders believe it was ideological theatrics that cost them dearly in the last election

Many outsiders believe it was ideological theatrics that cost them dearly in the last election

The DNC's weekend showcase was less about fighting for working-class Americans and more about doubling down on the identity politics

The DNC's weekend showcase was less about fighting for working-class Americans and more about doubling down on the identity politics

Among the most talked-about moments was the election of left-wing activist David Hogg, a vocal gun control advocate and co-founder of March for Our Lives, as one of the DNC's three vice chairs

Among the most talked-about moments was the election of left-wing activist David Hogg, a vocal gun control advocate and co-founder of March for Our Lives, as one of the DNC's three vice chairs

Hogg, 24, took the stage at the DNC gathering in Maryland , delivering an impassioned speech that only fueled the backlash

Hogg, 24, took the stage at the DNC gathering in Maryland , delivering an impassioned speech that only fueled the backlash

 

Martin offered a warning to Trump and his Republican allies after the vote was announced: 'We're coming. This is a new Democratic Party. We're taking the gloves off.'

'We have one team, one team, the Democratic Party,' Martin declared. 

'The fight is for our values. The fight is for working people. The fight right now is against Donald Trump and the billionaires who bought this country.'

Martin now becomes one of the most important players in the Democratic Party´s comeback attempt as Trump pushes the limits of presidential power. 

While Martin promised bold changes, he said he could not discuss specific actions until the party conducted a post-election review to determine what went wrong in November.

It is unclear how long the process might take. Martin said it would be completed 'as quickly as possible' and then released publicly.

Martin's ascendance comes less than two weeks after Trump's inauguration and as Democrats struggle to confront the sheer volume of executive orders, pardons, personnel changes and controversial relationships taking shape in the new administration.

 

DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland

DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland

Supporters and volunteers of DNC chair candidate Ken Martin cheer outside of the ballroom in the hours prior to the vote

Supporters and volunteers of DNC chair candidate Ken Martin cheer outside of the ballroom in the hours prior to the vote

 

Martin on Saturday promised to refocus the Democratic message on working-class voters, strengthen Democratic infrastructure across the country and improve the party's anti-Trump rapid response system. 

He has pledged not to shy away from Democrats´ dedication to diversity and minority groups, a pillar of the modern-day party. 

Martin, a relative unknown outside of the party, stressed the need for Democrats to reconnect with blue collar voters, and to take the electoral fight to all 50 states - even bastions of conservative politics.

The rudderless party has struggled to respond to Republican Trump's barrage of executive orders, many of which reversed former President Joe Biden's policies. 

'Donald Trump and his billionaire allies are put on notice -- we will hold them accountable for ripping off working families, and we will beat them at the ballot box,' Martin said.

At the same time, public perception of the Democratic Party has hit rock bottom.

Just 31 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this week. 43 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party.

But to many watching from the outside, the DNC's weekend showcase was less about fighting for working-class Americans and more about doubling down on the identity politics and ideological theatrics that cost them dearly in the last election.

IDF OPERATION IRON WALL

IDF says 50 terrorists killed in West Bank since offensive started two weeks ago

More than 100 wanted Palestinians detained, some 40 weapons seized and 80 explosives neutralized during ‘Operation Iron Wall’ in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tamun in northern West Bank

 

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF TRUMP COULD PULL THIS OFF

Trump's vision for transforming Gaza

Israel Hayom has learned that mass emigration from Gaza, including both Hamas operatives and those categorized as "uninvolved population," represents a cornerstone of American regional strategy – beyond mere public statements as many Israeli observers believe.

 

By Ariel Kahana  

 

Israel Hayom

Feb 2, 2025

 

 Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, hand over four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Palestine Square, in Gaza City. Photo by Khalil Kahlout/Flash90

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, hand over four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Palestine Square, in Gaza City.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks Sunday on a Washington visit centered around a pivotal Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump. While the Prime Minister's Office announced a Friday return to Israel, concurrent preparations suggest a possible extension until the following Sunday. 

The leadership summit will address all major regional and international issues and their interconnections: Gaza ceasefire status, ongoing hostage liberation efforts, and subsequent phases of the hostage agreement.

The agenda encompasses Hamas' eradication from Gaza, Iranian threats – particularly nuclear developments, and normalization agreements between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the broader Arab world.

 

 
Hamas terrorists secure an area in a square before handing over four Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Gaza City on January 25, 2025
 

Israel Hayom has learned that mass evacuation from Gaza, including both Hamas operatives and those categorized as "uninvolved population," represents a cornerstone of American regional strategy – beyond mere public statements as many Israeli observers believe.

During his visit, presidential envoy Steve Witkoff's messages indicated that through substantial Gazan emigration, the administration seeks to align Trump's war conclusion objectives with his stance, shared by many in the new administration, that Hamas must cease controlling Gaza.

Significantly, during his Israel discussions, Witkoff stressed that considering October 7's atrocities, he too considers future Hamas governance of Gaza untenable. The American perspective holds that with minimal or no population remaining, Hamas control becomes unsustainable.

Arab nations oppose relocation plan

A phone conversation between Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi took place Saturday following multiple Arab nations' decisive rejection of Gaza evacuation proposals.

Egyptian Presidential Palace communications termed the discussion "positive dialogue" without elaborating. Earlier, foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement "rejecting forced Palestinian displacement while expressing readiness to collaborate with Trump on Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution implementation."

Israel would welcome extensive Gaza emigration, with Minister Ron Dermer, the prime minister's envoy, initially presenting the concept to Trump. However, Jerusalem maintains discretion given the matter's sensitivity.

Ruling out Hamas "shadow authority"

In exclusive comments to Israel Hayom, a senior Israeli official suggested Hamas might voluntarily surrender Gaza control rather than face war-end demands. "The option of renewed military action to achieve objectives remains viable, and we stand prepared," the official stated. However, they consider Hamas leadership's voluntary relinquishment of control the most probable outcome.

"Within Palestinian faction discussions, Hamas recognizes the necessity of transferring authority. Their desire for ceasefire generates momentum for continued hostage releases. Consequently, further warfare might prove unnecessary, with the framework potentially satisfying war objectives," the senior official told Israel Hayom. However, they emphasized Israel's rejection of any Hamas shadow authority in Gaza – contrasting with Hezbollah's years of Lebanese dominance.

GOV. ABBOTT VS. THE CHINESE

Where Abbott said Chinese AI, social media apps were now banned 

 

Jan 31, 2025

 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks after signing a bill at the Texas Capitol in Austin on June 6, 2023.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot
 

AUSTIN — On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott banned the use of artificial intelligence and social media apps that were affiliated with the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party—but only on government-issued devices.

According to Abbott, the ban now prohibits state employees and contractors from downloading and using the following apps on state-owned or personal devices used for work:

  • RedNote
  • DeepSeek
  • Webull
  • Tiger Brokers
  • Moomoo
  • Lemon8

“Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps,” said Governor Abbott. “To achieve that mission, I ordered Texas state agencies to ban Chinese government-based AI and social media apps from all state-issued devices.

“State agencies and employees responsible for handling critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and personal information must be protected from malicious espionage operations by the Chinese Communist Party. Texas will continue to protect and defend our state from hostile foreign actors.”

In 2022, Abbott also ordered all Texas state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices.

HE RECEIVED $450,000 AS A PART-TIME PROFESSOR AT A CHINESE UNIVERSITY

Former Federal Reserve adviser indicted and arrested for alleged espionage in dealings with China

 

By Bill Barrow      

 

Associated Press

Feb 1, 2025

 

Who Is John Harold Rogers? Former ...

John Harold Rogers

 

Federal authorities have arrested a former Federal Reserve senior adviser for allegedly giving inside economic information to China.

A grand jury indictment accuses John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, of stealing Federal Reserve trade secrets and selling them to Chinese intelligence officials for at least $450,000 by posing as a university professor in China. He is also accused of lying to Federal Reserve investigators and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials.

The Department of Justice announced Rogers’ indictment and arrest on Friday, the same day he made his first appearance before a Washington court. Rogers is being held without bond and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, according to court records.

Jonathan Gitlen, an attorney for Rogers, said via email Saturday that “Dr. Rogers denies the allegations as set forth in the indictment.” Rogers will say more “at a later date,” Gitlen said. 

Assistant Director Kevin Vorndran of the FBI Counterintelligence Division said in a statement that Rogers “betrayed his country while employed at the Federal Reserve by providing restricted U.S. financial and economic information to Chinese government intelligence officers.” The information, Vorndran continued, “could allow adversaries to illegally gain a strategic economic advantage at the expense of the U.S.”

The Justice Department said the information “could allow China to manipulate the U.S. market” in a manner similar to insider trading. The department noted that China, as of October 2024, held about $816 billion in U.S. foreign debt and that Chinese financial players could benefit from inside knowledge of U.S. economic policy, such as advance notice of federal funds rate changes, when making decisions about buying and selling U.S. debt instruments.

Rogers, a U.S. citizen with a doctorate in economics, worked for the Federal Reserve from 2010 until 2021, according to the indictment.

According to the indictment, Rogers, a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. in economics, worked as a Senior Adviser in FRB’s Division of International Finance of the FRB from 2010 until 2021, where he would have had access to a range of classified information.

Prosecutors allege that Rogers and two Chinese co-conspirators began communicating as early as 2013. The indictment asserts that Rogers later forwarded protected information to his personal email or made print copies to pass along to his co-conspirators. The cache allegedly included proprietary economic data and analysis, briefing books written for Federal Reserve governors, details of Federal Open Market Committee deliberations and future announcements, and accounts of conversations about tariffs targeted at China, according to the indictment.

Rogers is accused of meeting co-conspirators in China for multiple visits, under the guise of him being an academic instructor teaching them as students. The indictment alleges that in 2023, Rogers received $450,000 as a part-time professor at a Chinese university.

DOES THIS MEAN THE CHINESE KNOW THAT I HAVE TO TAKE LINZESS IN ORDER TO POOP?

Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China

 

By

Contec CMS8000 Patient Monitor


The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include a backdoor that quietly sends patient data to a remote IP address and downloads and executes files on the device.

Contec is a China-based company that specializes in healthcare technology, offering a range of medical devices including patient monitoring systems, diagnostic equipment, and laboratory instruments.

CISA learned of the malicious behavior from an external researcher who disclosed the vulnerability to the agency. When CISA tested three Contec CMS8000 firmware packages, the researchers discovered anomalous network traffic to a hard-coded external IP address, which is not associated with the company but rather a university.

This led to the discovery of a backdoor in the company's firmware that would quietly download and execute files on the device, allowing for remote execution and the complete takeover of the patient monitors. It was also discovered that the device would quietly send patient data to the same hard-coded address when devices were started.

None of this activity was logged, causing the malicious activity to be conducted secretly without alerting administrators of the devices.

While CISA did not name the university and redacted the IP address, BleepingComputer has learned that it is associated with a Chinese university. The IP address is also hard-coded in software for other medical equipment, including a pregnancy patient monitor from another Chinese healthcare manufacturer.

An FDA advisory about the backdoor also confirmed that it was also found in Epsimed MN-120 patient monitors, which are re-labeled Contec CMS8000 devices.

The backdoor

On analyzing the firmware, CISA found that one of the device's executables, 'monitor,' contains a backdoor that issues a series of Linux commands that enable the device's network adapter (eth0) and then attempts to mount a remote NFS share at the hard-coded IP address belonging to the university.

The NFS share is mounted at /mnt/ and the backdoor recursively copies the files from the /mnt/ folder to the /opt/bin folder.

 

Backdoor in the Contec CMS800 firmware 
Backdoor in the Contec CMS800 firmware

The backdoor will continue to copy files from /opt/bin to the /opt folder and, when done, unmount the remote NFS share.

"Though the /opt/bin directory is not part of default Linux installations, it is nonetheless a common Linux directory structure," explains CISA's advisory.

"Generally, Linux stores third-party software installations in the /opt directory and thirdparty binaries in the /opt/bin directory. The ability to overwrite files within the /opt/bin directory provides a powerful primitive for remotely taking over the device and remotely altering the device configuration."

"Additionally, the use of symbolic links could provide a primitive to overwrite files anywhere on the device filesystem. When executed, this function offers a formidable primitive allowing for a third-party operating at the hard-coded IP address to potentially take full control of the device remotely."

While CISA has not shared what these files perform on the device, they said they detected no communication between devices and the hard-coded IP address, only the attempts to connect to it.

CISA says that after reviewing the firmware, they do not believe this is an automatic update feature, but rather than a backdoor planted in the device's firmware.

Further lending to this being a backdoor by design, CISA found that the devices also began sending patient data to the remote IP address when the devices started.

CISA says that patient data is typically transmitted across a network using the Health Level 7 (HL7) protocol. However, these devices sent the data to the remote IP over port 515, which is usually associated with the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) protocol.

The transmitted data includes the doctor's name, patient ID, patient's name, patient's date of birth, and other information.

 

Patient data sent to remote IP address in China  

Patient data sent to remote IP address in China

 

After contacting Contec about the backdoor, CISA was sent multiple firmware images that were supposed to have mitigated the backdoor.

However, each one continued to contain the malicious code, with the company simply disabling the 'eth0' network adapter to mitigate the backdoor. However, this mitigation does not help as the script specifically enables it using the ifconfig eth0 up command before mounting the remote NFS share or sending patient data.

Currently, there is no available patch for devices that removes the backdoor, and CISA recommends that all healthcare organizations disconnect these devices from the network if possible.

Furthermore, the cybersecurity agency recommends organizations check their Contec CMS8000 patient monitors for any signs of tampering, such as displaying information different from a patient's physical state.

BleepingComputer contacted Contec with questions about the firmware and will update the story if we receive a response.

CLEARLY THEY HAVEN'T YET LEARNED

By Bob Walsh


 


David Hogg has just been made Vice-Chair of the DNC.  He rose to fame by not getting shot to death at a school shooting and then screaming a lot about how evil guns are.

He is the epitome of the whiney, entitled, arrogant, condescending White liberal male who believes that his virtually zero real world experience and complete lack of a technical background or training means that he gets to decide what is best for the country.  

With the DNC putting clowns like this in positions of power and authority the Republic is likely safe for another few years.
 
EDITOR'S NOTE: I don't like criticizing you, but you are giving Hogg an undeserved bad rap.  Hogg was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018 when a former student entered the school and shot 34 victims, of which 17 died.

We can disagree with Hogg's activism against gun violence, but that does not make him a "clown" who is "the epitome of the whiney, entitled, arrogant, condescending White liberal male."

ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED FOR MASS MURDER IN TEXAS

By Bob Walsh


Francisco Oropeza, center, is escorted to the San Jacinto County courthouse by San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers, right, for a hearing Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Coldspring, Texas. Oropeza is suspected of killing five people, including a 9-year-old boy, after neighbors asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Francisco Oropeza, center, is escorted to the San Jacinto County courthouse by San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers, right, for a hearing Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Coldspring, Texas. Oropeza is suspected of killing five people, including a 9-year-old boy, after neighbors asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard.
 
Francisco Oropeza, 38, is what used to be called a Wetback or an illegal alien.  Until about 12 days ago they were called Undocumented Democrats.  We can call them illegal aliens again now.  

He had been thrown out of the U. S. four times when he murdered five of his neighbors, including an 8-year old, because they asked him to cool it with the random gunfire so their children could sleep.  The chickenshit bastard copped a plea to escape the needle.  He will now spend out the rest of his miserable life at the expense of the taxpayers of Texas.

He killed the neighbors in Cleveland, Texas on April 28 of 2023.  It took the cops a few days to find his miserable ass.

Two of the victims were adult women who were shot in the head as they lay on a bed on top of their children, apparently in a successful attempt to protect them from the gunfire. 

HOSPITALS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO KILL LITTLE KIDS, GENERALLY SPEAKING

By Bob Walsh

 

 
A hyperbaric chamber 

 

Ok, this does not seem to have been a medial issue per se.  Yesterday morning in the Royal Oak Medical Center in Troy, Michigan, just outside of Detroit an oxygen chamber exploded.  The explosion killed the five-year old in the chamber and injured the child's mother who was present in the room standing right next to the hyperbaric chamber at the time.  The cause of the explosion is not known.

Several medical people in the room were not injured and the fire was put out quickly.  The medical center had been using the hyperbaric chamber for 15 years with zero incidents prior to this.

SOME THINGS ARE JUST NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE

By Bob Walsh


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There are, IMHO, only three good things that ever came out of Oakland.  Me, United Parcel Service and the Raiders.   One of those, UPS, took a large hit on the stock market yesterday.  It seems that Big Brown decided that their large volume - low profit per package business with Amazon just wasn't worth the effort and they are backing away from their agreement with Amazon.  I guess the market believes more in gross than does the management at UPS.  That's what they pay managers for.  Were I a betting man I would be with UPS on this one.

Saturday, February 01, 2025

NOT TO WORRY ... BY 2100 I'LL BE 173-YEARS-OLD

Revealed: What life on Earth will look like in 2100 - with entire cities plunged underwater and millions of people perishing in the heat

 

By William Hunter 


Daily Mail

Feb 1, 2025

 

The Statue of Liberty underwater

 

From Snowpiercer to The Day After Tomorrow, countless movies and series have put forward their vision of how climate change might reshape the world.

Worryingly, scientists predict that the reality might be far more shocking than anything imagined by a Hollywood studio.

Now, artificial intelligence (AI) reveals what this might look like.

With Google's ImageFX AI image generator, MailOnline has used the latest scientific research to predict how the world will be in 2100.

As greenhouse gas levels continue to increase, scientists predict that entire cities will be plunged under water.

Meanwhile, climbing temperatures and punishing heatwaves could kill millions of people around the globe. 

Professor Julienne Stroeve, a climate scientist from University College London, told MailOnline: 'The largest impacts that affect all of us are sea level rise and changes in weather extremes.

'All of these will increase through the century if we do not do anything to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.'

 

Scientists say that the real impacts of climate change could be far more shocking than anything imagined in a Hollywood studio. Now AI has revealed what that might look like

Scientists say that the real impacts of climate change could be far more shocking than anything imagined in a Hollywood studio. Now AI has revealed what that might look like 

 

Rising temperatures  

Scientists have known for years that human-caused climate change is leading to a warmer climate.

As greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane build up in the atmosphere, they act like a blanket covering the planet, trapping heat from the sun and leading to rising temperatures.

This year, the Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record, reaching an average surface temperature of 15.1°C (59.2°F).

Last year was also the first year when average temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above the pre-industrial record.

In the future, scientists predict that temperatures will continue to get hotter on average.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes predictions about future climate change based on three different scenarios.

In the most optimistic scenario, the world achieves net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, preventing any more significant increases in global temperatures.

 

Scientists predict that global temperatures could rise by as much as 4.4°C (7.92°F) above the pre-industrial average in the worst-case scenario. This would lead to widespread drought in water-shortage-prone countries like France

Scientists predict that global temperatures could rise by as much as 4.4°C (7.92°F) above the pre-industrial average in the worst-case scenario. This would lead to widespread drought in water-shortage-prone countries like France 

 

In the middle scenario, CO2 emissions stay around current levels until the mid-century before declining towards net-zero by 2100.

Meanwhile, in the very high emissions scenario, the world does not take measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 levels actually increase by 2100.

The IPCC predicts that global temperatures will be 2.7°C (4.86°F) higher than the pre-industrial average by 2100 in the medium scenario and 4.4°C (7.92°F) higher in the worst-case scenario.

In either of these scenarios, it could trigger widespread droughts with devastating impacts.

In a report last year, the UN warned that the spread of dry, arid areas was an 'existential crisis' threatening billions around the globe.

Since 1990, arid regions have expanded by an area a third larger than India and now cover 40 per cent of the Earth's land excluding Antarctica.

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the number of people living in drylands will more than double from 2.3 billion to 5 billion in 2100.

Likewise, one 2023 paper predicted that the risk of 'flash droughts', in which drought conditions occur abnormally fast, will increase from 32 per cent to 53 per cent in Europe by 2100.

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That means that countries like France which already struggle with systematic water shortages are more likely to face devastating droughts.

Melting Ice and higher sea levels

As the atmosphere gets warmer over the next 75 years, the seas will also begin to warm.

In the 1980s, scientists recorded that ocean temperatures were rising at a rate of about 0.06°C per decade.

However, a recent study by experts from the University of Reading found that the rate has surged to a whopping 0.27°C per decade.

Looking ahead, the researchers say is 'plausible' that the ocean temperature increase seen over the past 40 years will be exceeded in just the next 20 years.

In turn, that will lead to potentially devastating impacts for all life on Earth.

Professor Stroeve says: ‘Summer sea ice for sure will be gone well before 2100 but there will be several months of ice-free conditions, not just one month.

 

By 2100, scientists say the Arctic will be 'unrecognisable' with sea ice totally vanishing in the summer, leaving months of ice-free waters (AI impression)

By 2100, scientists say the Arctic will be 'unrecognisable' with sea ice totally vanishing in the summer, leaving months of ice-free waters (AI impression)

Antarctic sea ice also hit near-record lows during 2024. Reduced sea ice means that less energy from the sun is reflected back out of the atmosphere, triggering even faster rates of warming

Antarctic sea ice also hit near-record lows during 2024. Reduced sea ice means that less energy from the sun is reflected back out of the atmosphere, triggering even faster rates of warming 

 

'This will warm up the Arctic even faster, leading to more melting from Greenland and faster sea level rise, destabilization of the permafrost areas, and disruption of the thermohaline [deep ocean currents] circulation.'

For any people or animals that rely on snow and ice, Professor Stroeve says this rate of change will simply be too fast to adapt to.

Studies predict that more than half of the world's glaciers will be gone by 2100, with the European Alps losing 75 per cent of its glaciers in a high emissions scenario. 

Combined with decreasing snow coverage, that will bring huge changes to the Arctic as well as now-popular skiing regions.

'The Arctic will be unrecognizable from its contemporary state,' says Professor Stroeve.

'Further, the ice-free conditions exposes the coastlines to waves from storms, and that combined with permafrost thaw results in entire communities to be moved.'

As the oceans warm, they will also expand, combining with fresh water from the melting ice caps to drive up sea levels.

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have predicted that global sea levels could rise by a staggering 6.2ft (1.9 metres) by 2100 if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to increase.

 

In the European Alps, glaciers will be reduced by 75 per cent by volume and snow will be absent for much of the year (AI impression)

In the European Alps, glaciers will be reduced by 75 per cent by volume and snow will be absent for much of the year (AI impression)

Global heating will melt the icecaps and cause the oceans to expand, leading to rising sea levels. UK cities like Hull (pictured in AI impression) could be completely submerged as the sea level rises by a staggering 6.2ft (1.9 metres) by 2100

Global heating will melt the icecaps and cause the oceans to expand, leading to rising sea levels. UK cities like Hull (pictured in AI impression) could be completely submerged as the sea level rises by a staggering 6.2ft (1.9 metres) by 2100

 

If global sea levels were to rise this much, towns and cities around the world could be plunged underwater - including Hull, London, and Cardiff.

Meanwhile, in the US, people living on the East Coast would be hit the hardest - with large portions of New York City, Boston, Atlantic City and Miami submerged.

These findings also predict President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, located in Palm Beach, Florida will also be underwater in about 75 years.

More extreme weather

By 2100, one of the biggest ways we will feel the impact of climate change will be in the massive increase in extreme weather events.

Dr Suzanne Bartington, associate professor of environmental health at the University of Birmingham, told MailOnline: 'Climate change is significantly increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves, heavy rainfall, droughts, wildfires which affect physical and mental health.'

As the atmosphere gets warmer, it is able to hold onto more water vapour before releasing it as precipitation leading to much heavier rainfall.

A Met Office study predicts that weather rivalling the wettest day ever recorded could become ten times more likely by 2100 thanks to climate change in a medium emissions scenario.

 

Even as sea levels rise, plunging cities like London underwater, scientists predict that there will be a significant increase in flooding. The UK will receive up to 35 per cent more precipitation in winter and record-breaking days of rain will be 10 times more likely

Even as sea levels rise, plunging cities like London underwater, scientists predict that there will be a significant increase in flooding. The UK will receive up to 35 per cent more precipitation in winter and record-breaking days of rain will be 10 times more likely 

The increased temperature led to record-breaking amounts of water vapour in the atmosphere which created more severe storms and flooding around the world

The increased temperature led to record-breaking amounts of water vapour in the atmosphere which created more severe storms and flooding around the world 

 

At the same time, changing weather patterns mean that some places will experience very little rain at other times of the year.

By 2070, the Met Office predicts that average summer rainfall in the UK could decrease by up to 47 per cent.

Meanwhile, the same study found that there could be up to 35 per cent more precipitation in winter.

When these sudden bursts of rain hit areas where drought has already hardened the ground, the risk of flash flooding becomes extremely high.

Unfortunately, we do not need AI to help us imagine such a scenario.

Last year, Spain was hit by the worst ecological disaster in the country's history as flash floods tore through Valencia and the surrounding regions.

Leading climate scientists say there is 'no doubt' that these floods were made worse by climate change.

In the future, the situation is likely to become even more dire.

 

In Valencia, Spain a combination of high temperatures and a long time without rain led to devastating flash floods which killed at least 213 people. This photo shows residents and volunteers carry out clearing duties in the flood-hit municipality of Paiporta, Valencia province, Spain, November 4, 2024

In Valencia, Spain a combination of high temperatures and a long time without rain led to devastating flash floods which killed at least 213 people. This photo shows residents and volunteers carry out clearing duties in the flood-hit municipality of Paiporta, Valencia province, Spain, November 4, 2024

 

Studies have shown that the Mediterranean region - which is home to more than 510 million people - is warming 20 per cent faster than the global average.

The UN predicts that, outside of summer, the Mediterranean will see up to 20 per cent more rainfall events by 2080.

Elsewhere in the world, the biggest concern will be the rise of catastrophic 'mega-hurricanes'.

Typhoons, hurricanes, and tropical storms, which are all essentially the same weather phenomena, are caused when warm moist air rises from the ocean.

As human-caused climate change warms the oceans where these form, there is more energy to drive the storm - leading to ever more powerful events.

Last year, a group of researchers called for the standard scale used to measure hurricanes, the Saffir-Simpson Windscale, to be extended to include these abnormally-strong storms.

A 'category-6' hurricane would unleash winds of 192 miles per hour or higher and a rise in seawater exceeding 25 feet.

For places like Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the southern states of the US, these devastating storms may become much more common by 2100.

 

Warmer waters also mean more intense tropical storms in Asia and above the Gulf of Mexico. This puts cities like Toyko (depicted here by AI), which already experiences typhoons, at serious risk

Warmer waters also mean more intense tropical storms in Asia and above the Gulf of Mexico. This puts cities like Toyko (depicted here by AI), which already experiences typhoons, at serious risk 

During 2023 and 2024 a natural weather phenomenon called the El Niño Southern Oscillation created exceptionally high sea surface temperatures. This event occurs once every 14 years, leading to warmer temperatures. However, the end of El Niño does not mean that temperatures will begin to decline

During 2023 and 2024 a natural weather phenomenon called the El Niño Southern Oscillation created exceptionally high sea surface temperatures. This event occurs once every 14 years, leading to warmer temperatures. However, the end of El Niño does not mean that temperatures will begin to decline 

 

Raging wildfires

While some parts of the world will be battered by intense storms, others will be baked by stifling droughts and heatwaves.

Scientists predict that this combination of intense heat and low rainfall will turn some regions into 'tinderboxes' - regions susceptible to wildfires.

Worryingly, there are clear signs that this process has already begun.

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires started on January 7 and spread quickly, killing at least 28 people and destroying more than 10,000 homes, racking up billions in costs and leaving thousands of people homeless.

At the time the fires started, LA was experiencing its driest start to the year since records began in 1944.

As of January, Los Angeles Airport had recorded just 0.03-inch (0.08cm) of rain since October 1, creating 'severe drought' conditions across Los Angeles County.

The World Weather Attribution - a network of researchers from the US, UK and a number of other European countries - warned the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the fires were about 35 per cent more likely due to global warming.

 

Extreme wildfires are predicted to become 50 per cent more frequent by 2100 as drier, hotter conditions create highly flammable conditions. In cities like LA, these fires could cause huge destruction. This is an ultra-realistic AI depiction of Los Angeles affected by climate change

Extreme wildfires are predicted to become 50 per cent more frequent by 2100 as drier, hotter conditions create highly flammable conditions. In cities like LA, these fires could cause huge destruction. This is an ultra-realistic AI depiction of Los Angeles affected by climate change

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires (pictured in this photo) started on January 7 and spread quickly, killing at least 28 people and destroying more than 10,000 homes, racking up billions in costs and leaving thousands of people homeless

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires (pictured in this photo) started on January 7 and spread quickly, killing at least 28 people and destroying more than 10,000 homes, racking up billions in costs and leaving thousands of people homeless

 

By 2100, the UN Environment Programme predicts that climate change and changing land usage will make wildfires more intense and more frequent.

The frequency of extreme fires is predicted to increase by 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by 2050, and 50 per cent by the end of the century.

The researchers warn that even the Arctic will face a growing wildfire risk unless radical steps are taken.

In areas like LA and Australia where fires are already common, the impact of these fires could be devastating.

Choking air pollution

If nothing is done to invest in cleaner technologies, scientists warn that air pollution could become one of humanity's deadliest challenges.

Over the last 160 years, the levels of toxic air pollution around our cities have generally decreased for most wealthy countries.

However, recent studies have shown that 99 per cent of the world's population still live in areas with dangerously dirty air.

 

Studies suggest that cities like Delhi (pictured) which already has deadly levels of air pollution could face even worse conditions. Warmer air and less rain mean pollution stays in the air longer

Studies suggest that cities like Delhi (pictured) which already has deadly levels of air pollution could face even worse conditions. Warmer air and less rain mean pollution stays in the air longer 

Due to mass urbanisation, industrialisation, and population growth cities like Delhi, India (pictured) now have worse pollution than ever before

Due to mass urbanisation, industrialisation, and population growth cities like Delhi, India (pictured) now have worse pollution than ever before

Studies have predicted that air pollution will lead to 260,000 deaths by 2100 as a result of the changes caused by climate change

Studies have predicted that air pollution will lead to 260,000 deaths by 2100 as a result of the changes caused by climate change

 

In countries experiencing rapid industrial growth, poor environmental regulation has allowed pollution to reach unsafe levels.

Over the last few years, Delhi's air pollution levels have exceeded 100 micrograms per cubic meter - 20 times higher than the WHO recommendations.

By 2100, many researchers expect these conditions to get worse for many people around the globe.

Less rain and warmer temperatures mean that pollution tends to stay in the air for longer.

This means that climate change will increase the amount of ground-level ozone and fine particle pollution we breathe - leading to lung disease, heart conditions, and strokes.

Research published in Nature Climate Change found that if climate change continues, air pollution will cause an extra 60,000 deaths worldwide by 2030 and 260,000 deaths by 2100 as a result.

Millions dead

Through a combination of these factors, scientists believe that the world will see millions of extra deaths by 2100 thanks to human-caused climate change.

 

Excess heat alone is predicted to cause 5.8 million extra deaths in Europe by 2100. The worst affected city will be Barcelona (depicted in this AI impression) where 246,000 net extra deaths are forecast

Excess heat alone is predicted to cause 5.8 million extra deaths in Europe by 2100. The worst affected city will be Barcelona (depicted in this AI impression) where 246,000 net extra deaths are forecast 

 

As the climate warms, more and more people will be exposed to the effects of deadly heatwaves.

This will be particularly harmful in areas which have never had to adapt to extreme heat conditions in the past.

A study published this year suggests that dangerous temperatures will kill 50 per cent more Europeans by the end of the century.

Even under the most optimistic scenario, an additional 8,000 people will be killed by the heat every year while an extra 80,00 could die in the worst-case scenario.

Dr Bartington says: 'Under current climate policies it is expected that heat-related deaths will increase, particularly among older people in the context of an ageing population.'

Between 2015 and 2099, heat alone will lead to 5.8 million extra deaths with the worst affected city in Europe being Barcelona - with 246,082 net deaths.

That is even after accounting for the number of people that climate change would save from death in the cold European winters - challenging the popular theory that global heating could be a net positive for cold countries.

Combined with rising air pollution, the effects on life around the globe could be even worse.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, recently predicted that air pollution and extreme temperatures could lead to 30 million excess deaths by 2100.

Even in the most likely scenario, an additional 10.8 million people could die each year due to heat while 19.5 million might be killed by air pollution.

Given that these figures do not even consider the increased risk of extreme weather, wildfires, and famine caused by disruption to agriculture, the true toll of climate change could be higher still.