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Weekend Reads
#198 Weekend Reads – how bad is it going to get?
When you’ve been trying to warn everyone about the enormous perils we face – not just climate change,...
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#197 Weekend Reads – we’re about to pass the 7th planetary boundary
The big news this week, in case you missed it, was from the Potsdam Institute, which released its planetary...
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Pager
#196 Weekend Reads – the rise of the Modern-Day Trojan Horse
A big news story this week was, of course, the explosions in Lebanon aimed at Hezbollah militants. I’ve...
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Weekend Reads she kicked his arse
#195 Weekend Reads – where is climate change in politics?
It’s hard to believe the US Presidential Debate between Harris and Trump was only on Tuesday, because...
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Seven years to think about the polycrisis, some conclusions
In July, after seven years, it was time for our family to relocate back to Singapore from Phuket, Thailand....
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#194 Weekend Reads – imagine being called a useful idiot?
What a career goal, you’re working hard for years, earning a LOT of money, and then you find out your...
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Weekend Reads
#193 Weekend Reads – the ugliness of politics is wearing, so wearing
I don’t know about you, but the ugly rhetoric of politics is really starting to wear me down and of course,...
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#192 Weekend Reads – have we tipped into a new climate?
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads, where I write a short blog highlighting the main news and then link...
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#191 Weekend Reads – is this heatwave enough of a wakeup call yet?
The Northern Hemisphere is going through a brutal heatwave and our news outlets are flooded with stories,...
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Far right
#190 Weekend Reads – and then a step to the right!
The big news this week was a significant shift to the right in the European Elections. Initially this...
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Weekend Reads
#189 Weekend reads – sure, ban fossil fuel adverts, but what about everything else?
The head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, did his thing this week in a speech stating fossil fuel companies...
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Donald J Trump is guilty
#188 Weekend reads – guilty as charged, finally a result
Last week was a down week. I don’t get down because of the news – I’ve long since accepted the path we’re...
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#187 Weekend reads – microplastics in the testes, now we’re listening
We have microplastics in breast milk… silence. Microplastics in placentas… silence. Babies today are...
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Climate crisis is a food crisis
#186 Weekend reads – the climate crisis is a food crisis
Let’s kick this off with the fact that the climate crisis is a food crisis, and we are certainly pushing...
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Uncommon Courage
#185 Weekend reads – living through the "most extreme event" in climate history
Another crazy week heat in the Global South, and while I certainly have concerns for my safety and the...
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#184 Weekend reads – greetings from the world’s hot zone
Greetings from Thailand, which has been in the news this week because of extreme heat sweeping the country...
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Nature regeneration
#183 Weekend reads – historical genocide could unlock solution to global cooling
An article appeared in CNN this week titled: European slaughter of Native Americans changed the climate,...
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Andrea T Edwards, the weekend reads
#182 Weekend reads – voices of the Global South are rising, it’s great and needed
First up, my heart is really aching for the victims of the horrific stabbings that happened in Sydney...
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#181 Weekend reads – earth at risk, we must end the age of destruction
Sorting through the news every other week to work out what’s in and what’s out for The Know Show has...
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#180 Weekend reads – what can I do? I’m only one person…
It’s hard to believe the terror attack in Russia happened a week ago, because it’s basically disappeared...
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#179 Weekend reads – another red alert, are we listening?
If you missed the news this week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued its “State of Global...
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Distractions
#178 Weekend reads – it’s alright to be distracted sometimes
It’s Oscars week and that means lots of coverage to keep us all distracted from the serious stuff going...
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Perbicaraan Iklim: Bersiap sedia untuk kepanasan yang melampau
Pada bulan April, kita mengalami ‘wet bulb temperature’ buat kali pertama, atau apabila indeks kepanasan...
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#177 Weekend reads – here’s to women, equality, diversity, inclusion and representation
Happy International Women’s Day (IWD) ladies, and I hope the celebrations were worthy of this important...
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The polycrisis
#176 Weekend reads – have we gone too far towards the cliff edge?
I was reflecting that the conversation I’ve been tracking for years – on climate, biodiversity loss,...
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Knowledge economy
#175 Weekend reads – Trump did what? Liz Truss said what?
Lots of shenanigans coming out of the US this week, with Trump launching his new sneakers (interesting...
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#174 Weekend reads – why do scientists get it wrong?
Something we’re hearing regularly now is research showing initial estimations by scientists on various...
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#173 Weekend reads – Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) heading towards tipping point
There are weeks in the news and there are WEEKS in the news, this one was definitely WEEKS. To give you...
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#172 Weekend reads – misinformation, disinformation, authoritarianism, we need to get a handle on it
Our theme on The Know Show this week was about the enormous challenges we face with misinformation and...
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#171 Weekend reads – no rest for news junkies, how do you escape thinking?
A friend lovingly told me recently to make sure I take a break from the news. This advice happens a lot...
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