What a career goal, you’re working hard for years, earning a LOT of money, and then you find out your “employer” is the Russian Government, and they think of you as a useful idiot. That was the big, breaking news this week, whenThe United States Department of Justice released a new indictment – Office of […]
#194 Weekend Reads – imagine being called a useful idiot? Read More »
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads, where I write a short blog highlighting the main news and then link through to a collection of news across the world’s media, covering the planetary crisis; topical moments in the world; global politics and war; business and technology, social issues; and passion/humour/history. I’ve had a break from the
#192 Weekend Reads – have we tipped into a new climate? Read More »
Greetings from Thailand, which has been in the news this week because of extreme heat sweeping the country and region. Where I am, in Phuket
#184 Weekend reads – greetings from the world’s hot zone Read More »
If you missed the news this week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued its “State of Global Climate in 2023” and all indicator
#179 Weekend reads – another red alert, are we listening? Read More »
Pada bulan April, kita mengalami ‘wet bulb temperature’ buat kali pertama, atau apabila indeks kepanasan bergerak ke situasi yang sukar
Perbicaraan Iklim: Bersiap sedia untuk kepanasan yang melampau Read More »
The hits just keep on coming, with news of Iran shooting bombs into Pakistan and Pakistan responding in kind (thankfully that’s over now
#170 Weekend reads – we need to understand our brains Read More »
I am very concerned about the extreme heat brewing in our environment and our lack of preparedness for it, so in April, I decided to work out
#157 Weekend reads – please please please get ready for extreme heat Read More »
वह क्षेत्र जो रहने लायक नहीं रहे, उन पर पड़ने वाले ताप सूचकांक की तैयारी के लिए 34 कार्रवाइयां:मेरे पास इस लेख के दो और संस्करण हैं। जून की
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, because the heat is here and it’s
#153 Weekend reads – the heat will kill you first Read More »
Do you know what I’m absolutely terrified about right now? Wet Bulb Temperatures, or the rising heat index, which has become the more common term
34 actions to prepare for a heat index that hits unliveable territory Read More »
