Data After Dark

Climate disasters are intensifying, and new analysis argues the danger grows sharply when authoritarian governments withhold information from neighbouring countries. Suppressing data on floods, dams or cross-border environmental threats leaves downstream populations unprepared, escalating losses when disasters strike. The piece calls for greater transparency and regional cooperation as extreme weather events increase worldwide.

Bulgarian National Radio reports that night-time temperatures in Bulgaria have risen sharply over the past two decades. The finding points to warming that is most visible after dark, a pattern scientists link to climate change because it reduces nighttime cooling and puts additional strain on health, agriculture and energy use. The report is drawing attention as heat records continue to fall across the region.

Anti-AI protesters rushed the stage at Data After Dark, a pro-AI and pro-data center event held in Washington, DC. The demonstrators were unable to deliver a clear statement after the crowd drowned them out with chants of 'USA! USA!'. The confrontation highlights growing tensions between opponents of AI and data center expansion and their supporters.