Wednesday, 8 November 2023

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It's almost inevitable that 2023 will be the hottest year since weather records were taken. A combination of global heating and the El Nino phenomenon is proving deadly (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/2023-on-track-to-be-the-hottest-year-on-record-say-scientists). Now is certainly not the time to ease up on attempts to curb 'greenhouse gas' emissions. Extreme droughts, normally seen once every 250 years, are already evident in Syria, Iraq and Iran (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/extreme-droughts-in-syria-iraq-and-iran-since-2020). Warfare, of course, also exacerbates emissions.
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