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.
Tuesday 3 October 2023
September Without the Rain
There have been places with unseasonal flooding. What's been very notable, however, has been the lack of rainfall in diverse areas of the globe. Australia has had its driest September on record, with wildfires raging in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/02/australia-records-driest-september-since-observations-began-as-fires-rage-in-victoria-and-nsw). At the same time, Autumn (Fall) heat continues in Europe, after its record-breaking September (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/01/autumn-heat-continues-in-europe-after-record-breaking-september). A combination of climate change and El Nino seems the likely culprit?
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Seeing the Changes 2023
In Bynea, Woodruff ( Gallium odoratum ) and Hemlock water dropwort ( Oenanthe crocata ) were in bloom. Also spotted my first Peacock ( In...
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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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According to today's newspapers, scientists think that the September heat increase was 'Gobsmackingly bananas'!
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