This blitzkrieg of supporting fires no doubt caused the deaths of many of the estimated 2,000 insurgents who had chosen to stay and fight. The city was not reduced to rubble. True insurgent strongholds went down, but minor damage was inflicted compared to other cities that have endured an intense…

The longer the sun remains quiet, the higher the chances of a prolonged series of cold winters and shorter summers. This is the quietest sun we have seen in almost a century.The current solar cycle, which began in 1996, was expected to reach a minimum and transition to a new…

Is the bitter winter afflicting much of the Northern Hemisphere the start of a global trend towards much cooler weather that is likely to last in the longer term? (...) As the deep freeze continues across Europe, Asia and North America, conventional wisdom insists that this is merely a ‘blip’…

Slideshow depicting the challenge of operating in the Afghan environment.