How to feel optimistic in the face of crisis? Ask the kids fighting slug-like aliens | Alexander Hurst
The Animorphs books taught my generation about digging deep in the face of an existential threat. We need that spirit now more than ever, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst
"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."
Global activity summary (24h)
In the last 24 hours, 13 seismic events have been recorded, including a magnitude 6.0 earthquake north of Caluula, Somalia, and another of magnitude 4.9 near Houma, Tonga. Additionally, there have been 72 disaster-related events, notably multiple forest fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia, which have been active since mid-August. In the realm of conflicts, 4 events have been documented, although details have not been specified. The passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 invite the reader to discern.
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