by sk-admin | Aug 14, 2026 | News, Notes from a Warming World
Climate sceptics often argue that the UK’s efforts to cut emissions are pointless while countries of the Global South (also referred to as ‘developing countries’) do little, when in fact many of them are building some of the most ambitious renewable energy systems on...
by sk-admin | Jul 31, 2026 | News, Notes from a Warming World
The climate crisis is not gender-neutral. Its impacts fall unevenly on women and men, not because of biology, but because of the social, economic, and legal inequalities that shape women’s lives. This is especially true in the Global South, where women...
by sk-admin | Jul 17, 2026 | News, Notes from a Warming World
As I write this, a week before publication, the temperature here in Keswick is expected to reach 29oC. And as the centre of heat shifts westwards, in Bristol it will be 33oC – hot, but short of last month’s record: 37.7oC measured at Lingwood, Norfolk. ...
by sk-admin | Jul 2, 2026 | News, Notes from a Warming World
A major climatic shift is underway in the Pacific Ocean – and we should all be paying attention. After a prolonged period of neutral conditions, El Niño is emerging once again, with forecasters warning that this event could be one of the most powerful on record. ...
by sk-admin | Jun 19, 2026 | News, Notes from a Warming World
When we picture a refugee, we might imagine someone fleeing from war or persecution. But a growing and largely invisible crisis is redrawing that picture. This piece, to mark Refugee Week (15th to 21st June), looks at that picture. Across the world,...
by sk-admin | Jun 5, 2026 | News, Notes from a Warming World
As, at the time of writing, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues and the world’s energy crisis worsens, there are growing calls from some UK politicians and some in the media to drill for more North Sea oil and gas. This article sets out why this is not the...
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