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.
Thursday 24 February 2022
War, War With Jaw, Jaw?
It seems somewhat trivialising to be worrying about environmental and medical issues, when we are having a major outbreak of war in Europe (https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/24/russia-invades-ukraine-declares-war-latest-news-live-updates-russian-invasion-vladimir-putin-explosions-bombing-kyiv-kharkiv). The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine is, of course, yet another illustration of the slipperiness of words. Clearly, 'alternative truths' are alive and well, and powerful people are in a position to use them. One just has to hope that a nuclear winter is not the de facto 'cure' for climate heating.
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