It’s been a grim year living through the era of the polycrisis (definition: the simultaneous occurrence...
We did our final Know Show for the year this week, and it’s always a chance to look back on the year...
There is horror all over the news and many are struggling to comprehend how we are where we are – surely,...
In case you missed it, ‘enshittification’ is the Macquarie Dictionary word of the year for 2024
I’m not surprised at the failure of Cop29, although the depth of failure is a surprise (no one wants...
Since the US election I’ve been trying to understand what happened and how we ended up here.
I was wrong. I was absolutely convinced Harris/Walz would win the US election and have spent this week...
I’m heading to the American Chamber of Commerce US Election Watch Event on Wednesday in Singapore, and...
I always track US Elections closely, and this one is no different, but boy I can’t wait for November...
Well, there you go, the Weekend Reads has been going for 200 weeks – how’s that huh? I suppose this offers...
We all watched Florida get hammered by Hurricane Milton this week, but Hurricane Kirk did a lot of damage...
When you’ve been trying to warn everyone about the enormous perils we face – not just climate change,...
The big news this week, in case you missed it, was from the Potsdam Institute, which released its planetary...
A big news story this week was, of course, the explosions in Lebanon aimed at Hezbollah militants. I’ve...
It’s hard to believe the US Presidential Debate between Harris and Trump was only on Tuesday, because...
In July, after seven years, it was time for our family to relocate back to Singapore from Phuket, Thailand....
What a career goal, you’re working hard for years, earning a LOT of money, and then you find out your...
I don’t know about you, but the ugly rhetoric of politics is really starting to wear me down and of course,...
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads, where I write a short blog highlighting the main news and then link...
The Northern Hemisphere is going through a brutal heatwave and our news outlets are flooded with stories,...
The big news this week was a significant shift to the right in the European Elections. Initially this...
The head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, did his thing this week in a speech stating fossil fuel companies...
Last week was a down week. I don’t get down because of the news – I’ve long since accepted the path we’re...
We have microplastics in breast milk… silence. Microplastics in placentas… silence. Babies today are...
Let’s kick this off with the fact that the climate crisis is a food crisis, and we are certainly pushing...
Another crazy week heat in the Global South, and while I certainly have concerns for my safety and the...
Greetings from Thailand, which has been in the news this week because of extreme heat sweeping the country...
An article appeared in CNN this week titled: European slaughter of Native Americans changed the climate,...
First up, my heart is really aching for the victims of the horrific stabbings that happened in Sydney...
Sorting through the news every other week to work out what’s in and what’s out for The Know Show has...
It’s hard to believe the terror attack in Russia happened a week ago, because it’s basically disappeared...
If you missed the news this week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued its “State of Global...
It’s Oscars week and that means lots of coverage to keep us all distracted from the serious stuff going...
Pada bulan April, kita mengalami ‘wet bulb temperature’ buat kali pertama, atau apabila indeks kepanasan...
Happy International Women’s Day (IWD) ladies, and I hope the celebrations were worthy of this important...
I was reflecting that the conversation I’ve been tracking for years – on climate, biodiversity loss,...
Lots of shenanigans coming out of the US this week, with Trump launching his new sneakers (interesting...
Something we’re hearing regularly now is research showing initial estimations by scientists on various...
There are weeks in the news and there are WEEKS in the news, this one was definitely WEEKS. To give you...
#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...
A friend lovingly told me recently to make sure I take a break from the news. This advice happens a lot...
The hits just keep on coming, with news of Iran shooting bombs into Pakistan and Pakistan responding...
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads for 2024 and if you’re like me, you probably took a very tentative...
Welcome to the last Weekend Reads for 2023, and a reminder of why I do this. The news is overwhelming...
Did the title trigger you? Good and I’m going to tell you why Taylor Swift absolutely deserves this accolade...
Are you enjoying the intensity of the news around Cop28? It’s coming in thick and fast, so surprise,...
I know there is A LOT going on in the world right now, and it was such a relief to see some of the Hamas’...
Are you becoming numb to all the terrible news? I know many are, and worse, young people, are completely...
It’s my first-born son’s 17th birthday tomorrow. His name is Lex and right now he’s partying with his...
A big week in climate news as James Hansen and his team of global scientists publish a new peer-reviewed...
One of the themes that came through very strongly on The Know Show yesterday, was the prevalence of people...
It’s hard to believe it’s only been a week since Hamas brutally attacked, murdered and took hostages...
Every time I read a headline that an indigenous activist or environmental leader is murdered, I feel...
I came across an article this week, Microplastics in clouds may be contributing to climate change and...
ฉันมีบทความนี้อีกสองแบบ แบบยาวกว่า รายละเอียดมากขึ้นและรองรับด้วยงานวิจัยที่หลากหลาย ได้ตีพิมพ์ในเดือนมิถุนายนที่ผ่านมา...
I am very concerned about the extreme heat brewing in our environment and our lack of preparedness for...
We started the week with the devastating earthquake in Morocco, which has resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths...
One of life’s great privileges is to listen to experts discuss their area of expertise within the context...
वह क्षेत्र जो रहने लायक नहीं रहे, उन पर पड़ने वाले ताप सूचकांक की तैयारी के लिए 34 कार्रवाइयां:मेरे पास...
When you dig deeply into the polycrisis and all its issues, one the most important focus areas is making...
I haven’t been able to get my hands on a copy of Jeff Goodell’s The Heat Will Kill You First, but I will,...
The horror of the fires in Lahaina, Maui, have captured all our attention in recent weeks, but don’t...
The Weekend Reads are back after my longest break yet. To do this work every week takes a lot of time,...
Do you know what I’m absolutely terrified about right now? Wet Bulb Temperatures, or the rising heat...
The world is on fire, in more ways than one, but if you’d been paying attention to the multiple crises’...
The escalation of extreme weather events across the globe is alarming everyone that has been directly...
The Titanic Sub received global minute-by-minute coverage this week, which attracted a lot of different...
The Donald Trump show is in full swing, and the media are lapping it up as it always does, giving Trump...
There is a lot of very important news this week to dive into, but I wanted to give a hat tip to Prince...
In the news this week, we saw the US debt ceiling deal agreed averting economic collapse, a devastating...
Asia recorded its worst-ever April heat wave in 2023, with the heat continuing across the region in May....
The biggest news for me this week is global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate...
News broke this week (and got front page coverage - amazing) that we are going to experience 1.5C of...
I’ve enjoyed a few hours watching the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with my British...
A growing concern I have is the lack of awareness about what Wet Bulb Temperatures mean and how close...
It’s hot, it’s really hot, and while we had a slight cool break this week after the haze cleared, the...
More and more attention has started to shift towards India in the climate conversation and that’s because...
The Donald Trump Show in the media this week has been beyond ridiculous. He was never required to go...
On The Know Show this week, we discussed the boiling points that are exploding everywhere, all over the...
On March 13th 2023, Canada, the US and the UAE all hit overshoot. Australia hit it on March 23rd. The...
I know it’s hard to keep on top of everything and work out what’s important, because since writing this...
If you’ve followed the climate crisis for a long time, there is a lot going on everywhere on social media,...
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an event, a day, an idea, a movement, that I wholeheartedly support,...
It’s rare for me to watch a video which lands in a deep and powerful way. When a video does, it’s because...
If you’re like me, you’ve probably been reading about the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of...
It took two weeks for mainstream media to pick up the story of a 150-car train derailment at East Palestine...
Like everyone, I have been glued to the news about the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Because...
Welcome to year four of everything I’m reading, watching and listening to in regard to the multiple planetary...
This time last week I was coming to terms with a very sick husband in ICU and since then, he’s been through...
Did you hear the news that an iceberg the size of London calved off Antarctica? Breaking off from the...
This week we all heard the news that Jacinda Ardern has decided to resign and I have to say, I admire...
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads. It was great to have a break and I’m not even remotely ready to tackle...
We did the last Know Show of the year, reflecting on all that happened in 2022, and I encourage everyone...
An article was published this week titled: Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters,...
A few years ago, my friend Joe Augustin, asked if I had plans to move back to Australia one day, and...
The World Cup is here and the only person in our home interested is my 14-year-old son, Jax. Good on...
Then watch Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix, although I strongly urge you to put on your critical thinking...
For years I’ve been sharing that we should NOT be celebrating the successes of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Singles...
The news is SO intense right now. The whole Musk/Twitter fiasco, Ukraine and Russia, the US midterms...
I published The humility of four extreme weather events in four months this week. In it I detailed my...
The fashion industry has been in the news in recent weeks, focusing on Shein – a fast fashion provider...
Greetings from Melbourne, where after nearly three years, I can finally reconnect with my family again....
Fascism is now ascendant across the West, particularly in Europe – a region known for keeping its...
The title the spark that became a fire could be linked to so many news shocks happening this week, but...
We’ve seen a lot of news about Ukraine in the last couple of weeks, including a lightning advance that...
The news that has consumed the world for the last couple of days is, of course, the passing of Queen...
As I was going to bed last Saturday night, I caught some early footage of the floods in Pakistan. I was...
At the top of the climate section is an article titled: ‘Macron warns of ‘end of abundance’ as France...
I’m back, more determined than ever to encourage everyone to pay attention to the information and news...
This Tuesday I’m heading off to Europe with my boys for nearly six weeks. We haven’t spent time with...
Today, I’m attending the first sustainability event in Phuket, and tonight it’s time for the great musical...
One of the news stories that broke this week was Kate Bush is back in the charts, due to her song – Running...
Before we get to water management, we had some wonderful news for the environment this week, as it was...
Last week I talked about the global food crisis that is already here, and the potential impact it will...
The story I have been following for some time is the famine on our doorstep. It is here, our fellow humans...
Two big news pieces broke this week. We have 195 carbon bombs guaranteed to take any chance of a live-able...
It’s a conversation that has been happening for some time now and many will think these words are too...
We started the week with the news that Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the US Supreme Court. He...
We “celebrated” Earth Day this year, which started in 1970, the year of my birth. Here’s a little video...
It’s celebration time, as I’ve been doing my Weekend Reads for 100 weeks now, with only two weeks off...
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