British Columbia, Canada gets hit by more extreme weather. Extreme rainfall this time – I have not seen reports saying how the fires my have increased the amount of runoff and flooding.
BELIEVING
COP26
COVID
FOOTBALL
Gerrard to Villa – seems like a good move as he did great things at Rangers. Lampard to Norwich – it might have been a bit optimistic for him to have taken over Chelsea, and he did not disgrace himself. But I have a little chuckle at Delia’s recipes and Frank’s bedtime stories being a little too …,, I don’t know, rural, English, comfortable?
CHINA
Can we please stop the hypocrisy. China is not a virtuous virgin of world politics, but neither is a panacea of all ills. Its human rights record is appalling – we will never know if Covid originated in a lab, but can be sure that if it did we would suffer from a pandemic sooner or latter. The odds are that it developed from bush meat or the strange eating habits associated with traditional Chinese medicine.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
An old but interesting subject. RollsRoyce are going ahead with a part government funded scheme to develop mini nuclear reactors. In many ways this seems to make sense, an emergency would be presumably on a smaller scale. There has been no reports of what to do with the waste – but given urgency in replacing fossil fuels and long term battery storage and hydrogen fuels still in the ‘promising’ class it would seem to make sense. How I hate admitting that the government might have got something right!
HURRICANES, CYCLONES, TYPHOONS
Tropical Storm Wanda is probably the last of the season which has been one of the busiest on record, although most activity has avoided landfall, with the notable and destructive exceptions of Fred, Grace and Ida. 21 named storms were recorded this season which is the 3rd highest recorded.
WHAT A CLOWN
I am developing coulrophobia just reading about Johnson. “We are are on one minute to midnight” speech to world leaders. Firstly I believe he is wrong and will explain later but secondly if he believes this why is his government promoting a coal mine and new oil wells, not insulating buildings properly, allowing new houses without solar panels, etc.etc.etc.
BREXIT
When science and facts meet populism. The Office for Budget Responsibility has stated that Brexit will reduce UK GDP by4% or over £100 billion. 44% say the UK economy is worse off due to Brexit (28% said better!). I wonder how many will deny voting for it. Project Fear was probably understated and it looks like things will get worse as our posturing scare crows trumpet their hollow challenges.