Oh the last few weeks, months even have been annoyingly warm, even hot but this last week took the biscuit with scientific temperatures surpassing 40 degrees in London and quite a few other places in the U.K. though practicality, places like back garden were 47 degrees. London is only fractionally under the temperature threshold for… Continue reading Surviving the London Heatwave
Tag: climate change
Why the Cop26 summit is just a load of hot air
Though I’m sure some of the world leaders want to at least pretend to care about the environment (not all even want to even pretend) it seems clear that on the whole most of them couldn’t care less. If they really cared then they would already have made the necessary changes. Incredible things can happen… Continue reading Why the Cop26 summit is just a load of hot air
The Extinction Rebellion Protests in London
The environment is something I’ve always taken a keen issue in since when as a young boy I gave all my meagre savings to help seals in the North Sea. I’ve written a few posts here and there on the subject and even had a few cover stories published in specialist publications. The death of… Continue reading The Extinction Rebellion Protests in London
The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894.
As a species we can be a pretty gloomy bunch. Capable of brilliance but just as likely incapable of seeing almost the blinding obvious. These days we are seemingly doomed on a whole host of issues. Climate change, the break down of civil cohesion, over population, mass immigration on a biblical scale. Pollution, Brexit pretty… Continue reading The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894.
Has Trump handed over American Hegemony? Poisoning the world – the new American dream.
It’s always been one of the themes of history that I have found most interesting; that moment when the primary power in the world sees its position usurped. History is replete with turning points where one massive power is surpassed by a rival. The causes can be varied from natural disasters to simple economics. As… Continue reading Has Trump handed over American Hegemony? Poisoning the world – the new American dream.
Trump Vs Clinton….who cares?
So today, voters in the United States of America go to the polls in their general elections. A contest between two of the least likable or worthy people I have ever come across, to think that either candidate is the most talented or worthy person in a nation of over 300 million people is entirely… Continue reading Trump Vs Clinton….who cares?
Amazing maps tracking the cargo ships of the world
I’ve posted plenty of posts dedicated to maps over the years but none quite like this. This special project was undertaken by UCL and Kiln in London and tracks all the major cargo vessels of the world. As well as being fascinating to look at, the project also had the aim of raising awareness of… Continue reading Amazing maps tracking the cargo ships of the world
The Drowned Village of Dunwich
There are several places around Britain that are said could be the location of the mythical Atlantis. Last year I wrote about Doggerland in the North Sea, another possible location are the Isle of Scilly which in recorded history were once a larger landmass before the sea levels rose and people were forced to live… Continue reading The Drowned Village of Dunwich
The death of the Aral Sea
Once the fourth largest inland body of water in the world and half the size of England has over the last few decades almost totally disappeared. The Aral Sea sits in the middle of the Kyzylkum Desert fed by the two rivers, the Syr Darya and Amu Darya. It wasn’t really a sea but a… Continue reading The death of the Aral Sea
Stephen Liddell 