Thursday, 16 May 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 76. Badger

The word 'badger' may come from the Proto-Indo-European root 'tek', meaning 'to construct'. This reflects this animal's obsessive digging of setts or tunnels.

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Sandwich Island Saga 39. Extreme weather events

It's not, of course,  just flash floods that will increase with global heating. Heat waves, droughts and wild fires will all become more...