The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Planet

Forecasts call for umbrellas today. But it isn’t another tropical storm you should be worrying about, it is space debris. [npr.org]

Japan gets hit be a typhoon in the same area that suffered the tsunami nuclear scare. [yahoo.com]

An amazing bird that flies from Alaska to New Zealand… non-stop. [npr.org]

West Hollywood considers a “fur ban” for all retailers. [latimes.com]