Plans to expand London's Heathrow airport apparently involve many of the additional flights passing over Richmond Park (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/28/heathrow-expansion-plan-involves-planes-over-richmond-park). This will result in a marked increase in the stresses to which the animal (as well as the human) occupants are exposed. I appreciate that there might be some adaptation with time but the effects will be entirely negative. Also, when trying to do something meaningful about the release of 'greenhouse gases', the last thing you need is more airline activity.
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.
Friday, 1 March 2019
Roaring Over Richmond
Plans to expand London's Heathrow airport apparently involve many of the additional flights passing over Richmond Park (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/28/heathrow-expansion-plan-involves-planes-over-richmond-park). This will result in a marked increase in the stresses to which the animal (as well as the human) occupants are exposed. I appreciate that there might be some adaptation with time but the effects will be entirely negative. Also, when trying to do something meaningful about the release of 'greenhouse gases', the last thing you need is more airline activity.
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