by Graham Wroe The Covid enquiry has reached its conclusions and found that Boris Johnson’s chaotic Covid decisions and delays were responsible for the deaths of 23,000 people. And yet he’s still allowed to claim a whopping £115,000 a year, for life, just for being a former Prime Minister. I wonder at what point inContinueContinue reading “World leaders should be in court.”
Category Archives: Wildfires
The first catastrophic climate tipping point has been reached.
The November COP 30 meeting in Brazil is approaching, and scientists have shared extremely concerning news about the impact of climate change. Coral Reef from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral-banner.jpg Firstly, there has been a record-breaking rise in the concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere. This is due to the world’s carbon sinks beginning to fail. A carbonContinueContinue reading “The first catastrophic climate tipping point has been reached. “
The UK is now in a water crisis.
It’s been a strange summer with hardly any rain. I started picking blackberries in July, which is unheard of. Many of my pears are already harvested, the apples need picking too, and it’s only mid-August! With reservoirs at record lows and stream flows exceptionally low, England is desperate for rain. Dave Kaye, Yorkshire Water’s directorContinueContinue reading “The UK is now in a water crisis.”
Our hotter world is leading to more wildfires.
I presume Tony Abdy is writing about my article on Wildfires, though he does not name me. (Star 7th Feb). He says the information comes from “echo chamber websites”. Evidence that wildfires are becoming more frequent and more ferocious is found in respected sources such as the European Space Agency, the World Resources Institute, theContinueContinue reading “Our hotter world is leading to more wildfires.”
It’s no longer acceptable for scientists to sit on the fence
Last week I concluded my review of the year by writing “I hope 2025 is the year people worldwide wake up to the multiple threats we are facing and start to act accordingly.” Maybe my wish for the year is beginning to be fulfilled. This week the media has been full of the horrendous wildfiresContinueContinue reading “It’s no longer acceptable for scientists to sit on the fence”
AON must Insure Our Survival
As Valencia in Spain experienced horrific flooding killing more than 200 people, with 1500 still missing, members of Sheffield Extinction Rebellion gathered outside the office of AON on Napier Street. Climate scientist Bill McGuire explained on Twitter “ What’s happening in Valencia is awful. But we are only seeing this because it is happening inContinueContinue reading “AON must Insure Our Survival”
Louise Haigh MP, please help Stop Rosebank!
I have just written to my MP to ask her to stop Rosebank. Here is my letter. I will let you know her response. You can use the template here to write to your MP. Dear Louise Haigh Congratulations on your recent election as my representative in Parliament. As your constituent, I am writing toContinueContinue reading “Louise Haigh MP, please help Stop Rosebank!”
5th Anniversary of Sheffield Council declaring a Climate Emergency
Today people from many different climate groups gathered for a rally to mark the 5th Anniversary of Sheffield declaring a Climate Emergency. We sang “Sing for the Climate” and had a die in. https://youtu.be/c1KGjnlR4vU Political Parties were asked to explain why the Council had only managed to cut carbon emissions by 3% when, if theyContinueContinue reading “5th Anniversary of Sheffield Council declaring a Climate Emergency”
Firefighters need more resources to cope with global heating.
Alistair Ulke wrote an important article about the urgent need for firefighters to have more resources (Star Jan 16th). Fatalities are rising as the cuts imposed by the Government continue to bite. https://www.flickr.com/photos/grahammitchellphotography/52983224406/ Photo by Graham Mitchell https://www.flickr.com/photos/grahammitchellphotography/52983224406/ We must support the Fire Brigades Union campaign as we will need their services more in theContinueContinue reading “Firefighters need more resources to cope with global heating.”
