News and Prophecy Staff

The World Health Organization recently labeled the current Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa and Western Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” (The Guardian, May 17, 2026). This indicates a far greater level of concern than Central African outbreaks of the past. This particular strain of Ebola cannot be easily tested for, and there are no approved vaccines or treatments.

Scientists claim that one of the world’s ancient rivers, the mighty Euphrates, is drying up. “Satellite data collected between 2003 and 2013 documented a staggering loss of 144 cubic kilometers, roughly 34 cubic miles, of freshwater from the Tigris-Euphrates basin” (Israel365News, May 13, 2026). A 2021 Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources report warned that the river could be dry by 2040.

Out in the Pacific Ocean is the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France (CNN, April 18, 2023). An astonishing 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic find their way into the ocean from rivers every year (Nature Communications, June 7, 2017).

The sort of sins that were once concentrated in certain cities are becoming mainstream everywhere. Many social and regulatory restraints have crumbled as local and federal authorities encourage the moral plummet (Axios, May 12, 2026).

Getting tattooed is a social trend that many feel compelled to join. However, in recent years more medical research has highlighted growing health risks associated with tattoos, including a relatively new condition known as “tattoo-associated uveitis” (The Conversation, March 15, 2026).