Tag Archives: climate

UK: if you want a better world, you have enemies who will get you locked up

Posted on June 29, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this extract from a full article from The Ecologist:

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El Nino 2023 to 2024: Cocoa Beans, Chocolate shortage

Posted on October 7, 2024 by borderslynn

El Niño—the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), our planet’s single largest natural source of year-to-year variations in seasonal climate—has been disrupting climate in the tropics and beyond since May 2023, likely contributing to many months of record-high global ocean temperatures, … Continue reading →

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Start-up to Scale-up: Do No Harm

Posted on March 17, 2023 by borderslynn

Farmers might consider adding seaweed to the diet of their cattle because it will reduce the methane output by the animals by 80%! The research has been revealed in this article: https://theconversation.com/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459 But before we get too excited we must … Continue reading →

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By 2100: Global warming is projected to lower per capita GDP by 50 percent minimum

Posted on February 20, 2023 by borderslynn

We know the ongoing Ukraine war has forced a postponement of plans to make us less reliant on fossil fuels. The weaponising of energy has stopped us in our tracks. https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/24/european-gas-lobby-tweets-ukraine-war/ A precursor to Ukraine was Tigray, fighting for independence … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Cotton, Linen and Bleach

Posted on November 24, 2021 by borderslynn

5000 years ago the Egyptians mastered the art of bleaching. White fabric was a premium choice and one might say they had a compulsive obsession to wash for personal hygiene and wear clean clothes, and that is no bad thing. … Continue reading →

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We are experiencing Extremes

Posted on August 2, 2021 by borderslynn

Republished article: Extreme heat waves in a warming world don’t just break records – they shatter them July 23, 2021 1.14pm BST Updated July 26, 2021 5.15pm BST Author Scott DenningProfessor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Disclosure statement Scott Denning has … Continue reading →

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Cowed by climate change

Posted on January 2, 2019 by borderslynn

Image of map of Peru In March 2017, Reuters reported ‘Abnormal El Nino in Peru unleashes deadly downpours; more flooding seen’ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-floods-idUSKBN16O2V5 In the article it also says,”While precipitation in Peru has not exceeded the powerful El Nino of 1998, … Continue reading →

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Obsidian and Power: Part One

Posted on August 7, 2018 by borderslynn

One of the most fascinating subjects I personally keep returning to is the area around the Gulf of Mexico and that point in Earth’s history when she was hit by a massive asteroid and the millions of years of global … Continue reading →

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Blueberries for my delight

Posted on October 24, 2016 by borderslynn

The health value of blueberries have been promoted and I eat them with relish. Anyone who lives in Scotland is acutely aware that eating such luxury items comes at a high cost. The supply is currently sourced from Peru. Previous … Continue reading →

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Bats around our cottage

Posted on November 15, 2012 by borderslynn

As the winter draws in, Autumn having not been the golden wonder this year, we know our local Bat population will be in a state of near hibernation. Researching this topic, as I do each one I write about in … Continue reading →

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