A guest blog by Oliver Blensdorf Photo: Heinrich Böll Stiftung Washington, DC (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) As of last week, in Pakistan, one-third of districts have had to declare flood emergencies, leaving at least 10% of Pakistan’s land area actually under water. That’s equivalent to one-third of all the land in the whole United Kingdom. And PakistanContinueContinue reading ” Righting Climate Wrongs”
Category Archives: Flooding
Frozen Planet 2
Did you see the first part of Frozen Planet 2? Adorable scenes of penguin chicks making their way to the sea for the first time and amazing drama as killer whales show their intelligence and guile by creating waves to topple a seal from its iceberg. But the scenes of enormous skyscrapers of ice calvingContinueContinue reading “Frozen Planet 2”
The Impossible Rebellion
I spent three days with Extinction Rebellion in London. In the light of the IPCC report that issued a “code red” warning for humanity, the recent horrific weather events, some of which have been widely reported like the New York flooding, and others which have been largely ignored like the drought in Madagascar, the overwhelmingContinueContinue reading “The Impossible Rebellion”
IPCC launch 6th Assessment Report
Today the IPCC launched their report. The IPCC press release is a good summary of the findings and here is an excellent report in the Guardian. “For the tipping points, it’s clear that every extra tonne of CO2 emitted today is pushing us into a minefield of feedback effects tomorrow,” says Prof Dave Reay, atContinueContinue reading “IPCC launch 6th Assessment Report”
Extreme weather continues but the media are still not telling the truth.
This week we have seen further extreme flooding in Belgium, China, India, Panama and Russia. London is flooding as I write. https://twitter.com/Inspecteurdusud/status/1419226096554348545 Watch how a peaceful road in Belgium turns into a raging a torrent in less than a minute. The famine in Madagascar has been recognised as the first to be caused solely byContinueContinue reading “Extreme weather continues but the media are still not telling the truth.”
What do West Ham, Southampton, Chelsea and Norwich City have in common?
(A letter to the Star and Telegraph) Football fans, what do West Ham, Southampton, Chelsea and Norwich City have in common? They are the 4 Premier League clubs who will be at risk of flooding every season within the next 3 decades. A report by the Rapid Transition Alliance found that a quarter of allContinueContinue reading “What do West Ham, Southampton, Chelsea and Norwich City have in common?”
We must listen to Africa and Asia
As I write storm Ciara is causing chaos in Sheffield. Trees are down, Cineworld has had its doors blown through and local roads are flooded. Not very far away, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd have suffered severe flooding. Yet another example of the ever-increasing extreme weather the world is facing as a result of our overheatingContinueContinue reading “We must listen to Africa and Asia”
We now face an existential threat bigger than Nazi Germany
It was wonderful to see the Lancaster bomber fly over Sheffield. We need constant reminders of the sacrifices that both our armed forces and civilians made to ensure the defeat of the Nazis. But as well as looking back we also need to look to the future.We now face an existential threat bigger than NaziContinueContinue reading “We now face an existential threat bigger than Nazi Germany”
