Tag: Climate change
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Four Came Riding
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/01/climate-endgame-risk-human-extinction-scientists-global-heating-catastrophe “The analysis proposes a research agenda, including what they call the “four horsemen” of the climate endgame: famine, extreme weather, war and disease.” The analysis is published in the journalhttps://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.2108146119 I have been curious about Revelations recently and researching the topic. Not in a religious way, being an athiest, but as a possible story.…
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Tell it to the Birds
The cool refreshing air blew across the meadow bringing the fragrance of hay and the meadow flowers. The sky was full of thick clouds again, promising much but failing to deliver. ‘Anyone would think they are political’ and she smiled but not from humour and took a long, slow breath savouring the aroma as though…
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Zombies, Vampires or Grifters?
How much of the world needs to be literally ablaze before the ‘authorities’ in charge actually cease their vain posturing and put Our money where their mouths are? At home and abroad because this is going to take global cooperation to mitigate – solving it is probably gone as an option by now. “We have…
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Where are all the heroes?
Once upon a time, I read a story. The gist of it has remained for decades, it concerned the futility of attempting to control and tame nature. I don’t recall anything else about it. I felt that futility yesterday looking over the damage wrought by the heat. Even the stately spear thistle is wilting. The…
Garden Life 