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Falklands lean on lone patrol ship as Argentina rearms, Amazon edges toward hypertropical drought, Penn State win streak hits 75, Britain braces for M25’s festive orbital car park

Falklands rely on one lightly armed patrol ship as Argentina rearms

Britain is guarding the Falkland Islands with HMS Forth, a River-class patrol vessel whose punch is a single 30 mm cannon and a couple of mini-guns. Argentina, meanwhile, is reversing embargoes and stacking hardware, including 24 U.S.-made F-16s, four French corvettes, Exocet missiles, and ambitions for submarines and landing ships. Veterans and defense analysts want the UK to send a more capable warship, but London repeats that its commitment is unshakeable and a former First Sea Lord says he is comfortable with current defenses. Washington, keen to counter China and fond of President Javier Milei, is backing the rearmament. The UK denies it is easing arms restrictions. Milei says he prefers diplomacy over the Islas Malvinas, which is lovely, although diplomacy tends to work best when your deterrent looks less like a floating neighborhood watch. As things stand, three RAF Typhoons are expected to persuade where the patrol boat cannot.

Amazon faces hypertropical shift by 2100 amid hot droughts

Scientists warn that intensifying hot droughts could push the Amazon toward a hypertropical climate by century’s end, triggering widespread tree die-off and conditions not seen in at least 10 million years. This is not a quirky new biome, it is a hard ecological threshold with global climate implications. The forest’s resilience has limits, and the combination of heat and dryness is closing in on them.

Penn State crushes Wyoming 40 to 7, win streak hits 75

Penn State wrestling steamrolled Wyoming, taking eight of ten bouts with six bonus wins. Pins came from Marcus Blaze, Shayne Van Ness, Mitchell Mesenbrink, and PJ Duke, with tech falls by Luke Lilledahl and Levi Haines. Freshmen Nate Desmond and Rocco Welsh added decisions, while Joey Novak at 197 and Christian Carroll at heavyweight put Wyoming on the board. That makes 75 straight dual wins for the Nittany Lions, one shy of Oklahoma State’s long-standing mark. Next up, the Journeymen Duals in Nashville on December 20 against North Dakota State at 5 p.m. and Stanford at 7 p.m. Apparently dynasties are back in fashion.

Britain braces for festive traffic purgatory, M25 retains title of orbital car park

Expect major congestion as Christmas travel ramps up, with Friday, December 19 set to be the national patience test. The worst is forecast between noon and 4 p.m., and morning rush hours will be grim. Only 3 percent plan to travel after 6 p.m., so night owls get the open lanes. Drivers aged 25 to 34 are leading the Friday charge at 43 percent. Hotspots include the M25 around Buckinghamshire and Hillingdon, the M60 near Salford, multiple stretches of the M6, the M62, and Scotland’s M8. Practical tips for surviving the conga line: prep the car with fluids, bulbs, and wet-weather tread around 3 mm, pack water, warm layers, a torch, and snacks, confirm breakdown cover, and keep traffic alerts on. Or travel early or late, then reserve your festive spirit for something other than standstill on the M25.

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