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The Olive Branch, used as a symbol of peace, now desecrated

Posted on September 29, 2026 by borderslynn

Back in 2025: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/11/west-banks-ancient-olive-tree-symbol-palestinian-endurance From an ecological point of view: The reason why the olive trees should not be burned March 5, 2025 In many agricultural areas, the burning of branches resulting from the pruning of the olive trees remains … Continue reading →

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Dependency on fossil fuels: life and death

Posted on September 22, 2026 by borderslynn

How the U.S. Broke Its Dependence on OPEC Oil Published September 17, 2026 10:02 am By Niccolo Conte https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-u-s-broke-dependence-on-opec-oil/ Ukraine’s response to Putin’s illegal war : https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/russia-burning-as-ukraine-launches-huge-attack-as-trump-rages-over-strikes/ar-AA2cJeci https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/21/trump-zelensky-oil-refineries/ US defence to Saudi is conditional: Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, conflict, desalination plants, global dependency on fossil fuels, Gulf States, heatwaves, Houthi attacks, illegal war on Iran by Israel-US, illegal war on Ukraine by Russia, Iran, islam, Just Stop Oil, Mecca, middle east, muslims, oil infrastructure, oil refineries, renewables, Russia, Saudi Arabia, shia, sunni, ukraine, war, warming planet, Yemen conflict | Leave a comment

Learning from disaster events: warning all or only some?

Posted on September 21, 2026 by borderslynn

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, climate warming, early warning systems, environmental catastrophe, fossil fuels, glacier melt, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, human settlements in mountain regions, ice melt, India, Kashmir, monsoon forecasts, mountain areas, Pakistan, rainfall, rivers, rock firmations, tributaries | Leave a comment

Yemeni historic suffering

Posted on September 8, 2026 by borderslynn

https://shelterbox.org/where-we-work/yemen/crisis-explained/ https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/african-migrants-stranded-in-yemen-face-growing-humanitarian-crisis/ar-AA2bza9X 8th Sept 2026: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people The attacks come after weeks of escalating clashes between the important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, which shattered … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, co-religionists, confluct, Houthi, Iran, Israeli-US illegal war on Iran, oil tankers, Persian Gulf, red sea, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, shia, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, world trade, yemen | Leave a comment

As drought increases irrigation issues, future proofing is necessary

Posted on September 2, 2026 by borderslynn

In the late 19th and early 20th century, pistachios were popularised in the US by migrants from the Middle East. By the 1930s, pistachio orchards were established in California. The warm, dry climate of California provided ideal conditions for pistachio trees, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, climate change, crop irrigation, drought, energy transitioning, farm reservoirs, farmer assistance, farming. irrigation, fossil fuel, future proofing, heating of planet, Iran, renewables, UK, US, water shortages, water storage | Leave a comment

Glacier melts caused by human activity

Posted on August 26, 2026 by borderslynn

Horrifying images caught by CCTV before transmission cut out: The catastrophic debris flow that struck Nepal and Tibet today was triggered by the collapse of a glacier high in the mountains. Why did this mountain collapse: Glacier melt is primarily … Continue reading →

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If I ruled the world……

Posted on August 24, 2026 by borderslynn

Drilled How Trump’s “energy dominance” plan helped fuel the new war in Iran By Noah Shachtman Mar 2, 2026, 9:17 AM GMT Read in app In 1987, when Donald Trump was first flirting with running for president, he told an audience … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged acquisition, climate change, Cuba, dependencies, Donald J Trump, finite resources, fossil fuels, global oil supply, greed, inflicting suffering worldwide, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, ownership, smash and grab, supply and demand, Syria, United States, venezuela, wealth | Leave a comment

Exxon and partners are investing in offshore oil drilling – a return to Nigeria

Posted on August 22, 2026 by borderslynn

ExxonMobil returns to Africa’s biggest oil producer with US$1bn bet after nearly a decade Africa Business Insight July 9, 2026 ExxonMobil has officially returned to active drilling operations in Nigeria for the first time in nearly a decade with a US$1bn … Continue reading →

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Mitigation to prevent wildfires caused through fossil fuels use

Posted on August 15, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/how-europes-drought-exposes-weakness-of-fossil-fuels-as-poland-forced-to-shut-down-coal-pl Mount Etna, regularly erupting: Volcanic eruptions send a cocktail of debris and emissions into the air. The most obvious is ash, but volcanoes also emit carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, as well as small amounts of hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen chloride and … Continue reading →

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El Niño cometh

Posted on July 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Watch the episodes explaining the reason for next worsening stage of global warming: How the Super El Niño Could Reignite the Climate Movement 105K VIEWS JUL 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM EDT Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben joins Carlo to … Continue reading →

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