Thursday, 4 July 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 217. Gecko

Gecko stems from the Indo-Malaysian 'gekoq'. This was borrowed from the Javanese 'totek', imitating the sounds of some of these lizard species.

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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...