AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate Watch: NASA reports a warm “Kelvin wave” has reached the Pacific, a sign a Super El Niño could emerge later this year, with experts warning of extreme heat and major rainfall disruptions worldwide. Space & Ocean Science: Researchers used drifting buoys to map how storm-driven ocean swells travel about 14,000 km from Antarctica to Alaska, including a study involving scientists from Australia, the US, China, New Zealand, Chile and Ecuador. Ecuador Governance: President Daniel Noboa announced a second cabinet reshuffle in under a year, merging eight ministries and secretariats into three new portfolios and cutting the number of ministries from 14 to 10. Ecuador Security Analysis: A new analysis says Ecuador’s criminal groups are fragmenting and diversifying amid the government’s military pressure, driving instability and rising violence across more localities. Research Funding Politics (US): The Trump administration proposes changes to how federal research grants are awarded, expanding political appointees’ control and adding criteria tied to presidential priorities. Ecuador Tech/Infrastructure: The new merged portfolio includes a Ministry of Infrastructure and Technology, combining infrastructure/transport with telecommunications and the information society. Trade & Forced Labor (US): The US proposes additional tariffs under Section 301 on multiple economies, including Ecuador, tied to alleged failures to ban forced-labor imports.
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