Britain’s national parks are almost without exception ecological dead zones. Look at this one. If it were in another country the U.K. would be providing development assistance for the restoration.
Brits escaping genuinely terrifying conditions the only way they can: small boats.
And praising the help and humanity they receive as a result.
Many will be put up in safe hotels. This is a good and humane thing.
https://t.co/L330Ddo8IS
This is how a lake should and shouldn’t look.
Both lakes are:
- glacially formed ✅
- over 10km in length ✅
- split into 2 basins ✅
- large populations plus tourism industries ✅
The difference? Lake Annecy has no sewage discharged it. Blog here ⬇️
https://t.co/ZmOP2vKndv
The 7 hottest days on Earth in the last 100,000+ years all happened in the last week:
July 6 ~ 17.23°C / 63.01°F
July 7 ~ 17.20°C / 62.96°F
July 4 ~ 17.18°C / 62.93°F
July 5 ~ 17.18°C / 62.92°F
July 8 ~ 17.17°C / 62.90°F
July 10 ~ 17.12°C / 62.81°F
July 9 ~ 17.11°C / 62.79°F
Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread:
Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.
It’s only thanks to #Glastonbury that the nation gets to see a full live set by one of pop’s greatest legends on BBC One in primetime. In an era of fractured entertainment and second screens, there’s something cool about the idea of everyone enjoying a gig together. #EltonJohn