Given the level of US opposition to the ideas of anthropogenic (human produced) climate change, it is somewhat ironic that the American village of Newtok in Alaska is on the verge of being washed away (www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2013/may/13/newtok-alaska-climate-change-refugees). It will be gone by 2017. It is even more remarkable that the event cannot even be ameliorated by monies from the US disasters fund which is reserved for hurricanes, earthquakes, bush fires, whirlwinds etc. Melting of the permafrost and the loss of land to increased volumes of water coming down rivers appear not to count at present.
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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