The recent problems with electrical supplies in North and East India (http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/aug/01/india-power-struggle?INTCMP=SRCH) bode badly for the substantial Himalayan rivers that flow through the tiny land-locked state that borders Tibet. There are already numerous planned hydroelectric schemes for this area and the apparently insatiable demand for electricity in the populous areas surrounding the state seem likely to intensify the pressure for such developments. Populations will be displaced and the natures of the downstream rivers and land will be dramatically changed.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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Seeing the Changes 2016
Further flowers in Bynea. Pineapple mayweed ( Chamomilla suaveolens ) and feral Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) put in appearances.
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The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies...
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Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
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