Tag Archives: climate change

Follow the Oil Pipelines

Posted on March 24, 2025 by borderslynn

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans have never achieved parity with West German wealth generation. Disgruntled East Germans have raised the profile of right wing AfD political beliefs. Initially, the AfD distanced itself from far-right parties in … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged AfD, climate change, dependency, fossil fuels, gas, germany, negotiations, oil, pipelines, power, refineries for sale, right wing, Russia, ukraine, war machine | Leave a comment

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

Posted on January 12, 2025 by borderslynn

As fierce and unprecedented wildfires bring calamity to thousands of people, thousands of gallons of toxic retardant are dropped from special air tankers on the racing fires below to try to stop the fires spreading to valuable property. And, as … Continue reading →

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Multi Hazard Catastrophe

Posted on November 30, 2024 by borderslynn

It is becoming common to have drought then flood as a repeating disaster, leaving no time for recovery or intervening built-in solutions. It is a bit late in the day, but research is appearing to analyse these dreadful events. The … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged changing hydrology, climate change, community, cooperation, flooding followed by drought, focus, land reuse after catastrophe, Megadroughts, Multi Hazard events, rain impacts, related catastrophe, research, resilient planning, river networks, soil impacts, threats to freshwater supply, urban and rural impact | Leave a comment

Farmers: regenerative farming and drought

Posted on November 29, 2024 by borderslynn

Sicily has been applying regenerative farming under the SIC.A.RI.B Project: https://www.sicarib.it/en/the-project aims to improve the biological and physical quality of Sicilian agricultural soils, through the implementation and adaptation of conservative or ‘organic regenerative’ farming techniques and technologies (intercropping, minimum tillage, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged catastrophe 2024, climate change, crop and livestock loss, desalination technology, drought hit, fossil fuels, israel, italy, Regenerative Farming, water management | Leave a comment

They are tearing the Amazon rainforest down

Posted on November 1, 2024 by borderslynn

It has been growing there for 55 million years. The human race was around 1 million 10,000 years BC. Since the industrial revolution we are now over 8 billion and have wrought irrevocable destruction to the planet. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-sharing-the-amazon-rainforest.html?origin=serp_auto The tragedy … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged bribery, climate change, construction industry, corporate greed, corporate responsibility, corporates as our servants, human catastrophe, hurricanes, indigenous endangered, infrastructure contracts, law abiding, oceans too hot, Odebrecht, planet warming, rainforest destruction, rebuilding after catastrophe, supercell storms, threats and opportunities, tornadoes, transparency, voting, warming oceans, weather events, wildlife catastrophe | Leave a comment

Gulf of Mexico: fossil fuel supply from 1940s to present day

Posted on October 9, 2024 by borderslynn

It seems ironic to see articles like this: https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/major-oil-rigs-in-the-gulf-of-mexico and, knowing our refusal to move away from dependence on fossil fuels has increased ocean temperatures. We know the high temperatures of the water in the Gulf are causing the intensification … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged best practise, climate change, displaced people, extreme weather, Florida, fossil fuels, gas, homelessness, Hunters Point, hurricane withstanding homes, meeting the needs, net zero living, no insurance, oil, poverty, profits from fossil fuel industry, responsibility of industry, victims, vulnerable people | Leave a comment

Higher elevations and Climate change

Posted on October 3, 2024 by borderslynn

The higher you live, the more likely you are to experience impacts of climate change, as these impacts are increasing at a more rapid rate in recent years than human experience can adapt to. I only live 900ft above sea … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Appalachians, Asheville, climate change, danger, devastation, ecology, ecosystems, flooding, fossil fuels, glacier melting, hurricane Helene, lush environments, mountain rivers, mountains, threat, warming oceans, windward side | Leave a comment

UK Butterfly Emergency

Posted on September 19, 2024 by borderslynn

I just photographed a Peacock and a Red Admiral on my Autumn Glory. In previous years there could be at least 12 to 20 on this plant. These two are the highest count in a day for this year. I … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, butterfly emergency, calamity, climate change, destruction, fossil fuel investment, global weather, human harm, neonicotinoids, pesticides, wildlife loss | Leave a comment

UK Import/ Exports: Peanuts

Posted on September 5, 2024 by borderslynn

I purchase about 4 x 500g organic peanut butter (palm oil free, as it is toxic to dogs) a month. Last year, for a single jar of 500g, it was going up from £5 to £6 and this year it … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, Covid cost, exports, food security, global trade, higher costs, imports, instability, less food, planning, resilience, resources, starvation, strategic thinking, unpredictability | Leave a comment

Save the Pacific and we will save ourselves

Posted on August 27, 2024 by borderslynn

Back in 2021 the alarm was raised about sinking of Pacific Islands 14 Islands Threatened by Climate Change By Katherine Butler Updated June 29, 2021 https://www.treehugger.com/island-nations-threatened-by-climate-change-4869275 One of the 14 was Kiribati: The Pacific Ocean holds the nation of Kiribati, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged carbon emissions, carbon footprint, catastrophic loss, climate change, human evacuations, sea level rises, sinking Pacific islands, WMO report | Leave a comment

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