Peter Head
@peterheadcbe.bsky.social
Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener. Chair of several charity Boards. https://resiliencebrokers.org/about/team/
Brilliant back-pack tents with solar power www.linkedin.com/posts/aderoh...
In Uganda, a group of students engineered something powerful from something portable — solar tents that fold neatly into backpacks. Designed for those without stable housing, these tents aren’t just… ...
In Uganda, a group of students engineered something powerful from something portable — solar tents that fold neatly into backpacks. Designed for those without stable housing, these tents aren’t just s...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Brilliant back-pack tents with solar power www.linkedin.com/posts/aderoh...
Good news about clean up of the River Wandle with Kingfishers, Herons and Geese back again. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Young country diary: Our local river is clean again – and the birds are back too | Theo
River Wandle, south London: I can see the water from my bedroom window, the pollution has gone and it’s bursting with life
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Good news about clean up of the River Wandle with Kingfishers, Herons and Geese back again. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lots of Christmas joy (on Christmas Eve) in the garden today including our beautiful early Daffodil 🎄💐🌷🌺🎉
December 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Lots of Christmas joy (on Christmas Eve) in the garden today including our beautiful early Daffodil 🎄💐🌷🌺🎉
Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas singer, dies aged 74 RIP great man ❤️ apple.news/AobsLZb8mTWa...
Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas singer, dies aged 74 — The Times and The Sunday Times
Singer Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said. After a spell delivering ice cream, Rea took up the guitar and rel...
apple.news
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas singer, dies aged 74 RIP great man ❤️ apple.news/AobsLZb8mTWa...
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Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
Find out more: theconversation.com/where-t...
#ClimateAction
Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
Find out more: theconversation.com/where-t...
#ClimateAction
Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but first we have to find them.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
Find out more: theconversation.com/where-t...
#ClimateAction
Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
Find out more: theconversation.com/where-t...
#ClimateAction
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Oh you sweet summer child!
Oh you sweet summer child!
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
4:58????
Oh you sweet summer child!
Oh you sweet summer child!
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Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4.
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Overlooked hydrogen emissions are heating Earth and supercharging methane, research finds
Rising global emissions of hydrogen over the past three decades have added to the planet's warming temperatures and amplified the impact of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, according ...
phys.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4.
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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gallop in the light
past the darkest day~
we light the tree bright
'tis time to dance 'o away~○
past the darkest day~
we light the tree bright
'tis time to dance 'o away~○
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
gallop in the light
past the darkest day~
we light the tree bright
'tis time to dance 'o away~○
past the darkest day~
we light the tree bright
'tis time to dance 'o away~○
Blackout in San Francisco caused by substation fire Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Robot Taxi Waymos missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams across San Francisco after a PG&E outage hit 1/3 of the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Blackout in San Francisco caused by substation fire Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Robot Taxi Waymos missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
Happy Winter/Summer solstice today and festive greetings for the coming week. Looking forward here to the lighter, longer days 🎄
December 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy Winter/Summer solstice today and festive greetings for the coming week. Looking forward here to the lighter, longer days 🎄
This philanthropic funding for Geoglows will help scale a global river forecast service that gives countries, businesses, and communities clearer insight into the water risks ahead, whether tomorrow’s flood or next season’s drought. earthobservations.org/about-us/new...
Why Google.org’s $3.5 million philanthropic investment in GEOGLOWS is a bet on the world’s water future
Across the globe, communities are living with stronger storms, more frequent floods and longer droughts. Cities, farms, data centres and entire supply chains now face water risks that are no longer ra...
earthobservations.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This philanthropic funding for Geoglows will help scale a global river forecast service that gives countries, businesses, and communities clearer insight into the water risks ahead, whether tomorrow’s flood or next season’s drought. earthobservations.org/about-us/new...
USA gov Dismantling climate lab-it is said it “wastes taxpayer funds on frivolous pursuits and ideologies such as experiment traced air pollution to demonize motor vehicles, oil and gas operations” www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump administration moves to dismantle national climate research lab in Colorado
The research lab, which houses the largest federal research program on climate change, supports research to predict, prepare for and respond to severe weather and other natural disasters.
www.pbs.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
USA gov Dismantling climate lab-it is said it “wastes taxpayer funds on frivolous pursuits and ideologies such as experiment traced air pollution to demonize motor vehicles, oil and gas operations” www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Lovely sharp edged seasonal thoughts from Alan alanatkisson.com/2025/12/16/d...
Dear Santa Claus: So Sorry About the North Pole (2025 edition)
Dear Santa Claus, It’s been nine years since we last checked in with each other. Twenty-three years since I wrote my first, semi-viral letter to you about global warming. And though you never answe…
alanatkisson.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Lovely sharp edged seasonal thoughts from Alan alanatkisson.com/2025/12/16/d...
StableCoins-“an intriguing analogy in which Nvidia replaces Aramco (as controller of scarce resource); OpenAI becomes Exxon/Chevron (refining & processing the resource); GPUs stand in for barrels of oil; & stablecoins become modern equivalent of 1970s petrodollars”. observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Why stablecoins – crypto for adults – have suddenly become a big deal | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
StableCoins-“an intriguing analogy in which Nvidia replaces Aramco (as controller of scarce resource); OpenAI becomes Exxon/Chevron (refining & processing the resource); GPUs stand in for barrels of oil; & stablecoins become modern equivalent of 1970s petrodollars”. observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱.
Banks now own climate risk in the same way they own credit, liquidity and solvency.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-r...
Banks now own climate risk in the same way they own credit, liquidity and solvency.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-r...
PS25/25 – Enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19
Policy statement 25/25
www.bankofengland.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱.
Banks now own climate risk in the same way they own credit, liquidity and solvency.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-r...
Banks now own climate risk in the same way they own credit, liquidity and solvency.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-r...
FIFA's own commercial World Cup contracts mean cities can’t do deals with local store chains, as sale of food cuts across primary partners, like McDonald’s-the global governing body will retain virtually all of the $11-14bn revenue the 2026 World Cup will generate www.rawstory.com/fifa-costing...
Desperate US cities left scrambling after 'worst deal in FIFA World Cup history': report
U.S. host cities are expected to pay millions in a shortfall caused by a bad business deal with FIFA for the upcoming World Cup games, according to reports on Tuesday. The collective budget shortfall ...
www.rawstory.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
FIFA's own commercial World Cup contracts mean cities can’t do deals with local store chains, as sale of food cuts across primary partners, like McDonald’s-the global governing body will retain virtually all of the $11-14bn revenue the 2026 World Cup will generate www.rawstory.com/fifa-costing...
Irises straight from the rainy windy garden today filling the room with deep scent.
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Irises straight from the rainy windy garden today filling the room with deep scent.
With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide for use for example in planning and disaster risk reduction www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
All the world's buildings available as 3D models for the first time
With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at TUM has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide.
www.tum.de
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide for use for example in planning and disaster risk reduction www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
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New startup operator GoVolta has opened ticket sales from March 2026 for its 3-times-a-week services Amsterdam-Hamburg & Amsterdam-Berlin. govolta.nl
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New startup operator GoVolta has opened ticket sales from March 2026 for its 3-times-a-week services Amsterdam-Hamburg & Amsterdam-Berlin. govolta.nl
Cities across Europe and Central Asia are shifting from reactive heat responses to strategic, long-term governance systems that embed heat risk into everyday decision-making. www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-w...
Five ways cities across Europe and Central Asia are adapting to extreme heat
Extreme heat is now one of the most urgent and fastest-growing climate risks across Europe and Central Asia. The summer of 2024 was the hottest ever recorded in Europe, while Central Asian cities are ...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Cities across Europe and Central Asia are shifting from reactive heat responses to strategic, long-term governance systems that embed heat risk into everyday decision-making. www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-w...
This isn’t just a UK electrical grid upgrade. It’s the enhanced electrification of a nation, re-engineered for net zero and the digital age with community owned power. www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...
The Great Grid Upgrade: From Pylons to People Power
Harker the Herald: Cumbria’s Front Line in the Great Grid Upgrade and How this Can Help Project Collette The Great Grid Upgrade, launched in 2023, represents the most ambitious overhaul of Britain’s e...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This isn’t just a UK electrical grid upgrade. It’s the enhanced electrification of a nation, re-engineered for net zero and the digital age with community owned power. www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...
Satellite data shows the main Japan tsunami wave was modulated by the trailing waves as it approached some coast. We now need to quantify this excess of dispersive energy and evaluate if it has an impact that was not considered before. www.earth.com/news/satelli...
Satellite captures the first detailed look at a massive tsunami
A rare SWOT pass mapped a Pacific tsunami in detail, exposing hidden wave complexity and showing why forecasting models need a major update.
www.earth.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Satellite data shows the main Japan tsunami wave was modulated by the trailing waves as it approached some coast. We now need to quantify this excess of dispersive energy and evaluate if it has an impact that was not considered before. www.earth.com/news/satelli...
Strong solar storms can cause the Earth's atmosphere to expand out into space, which creates more drag for satellites. This can cause them to slow down enough for some to deorbit and fall back to Earth. In February 2022 a solar storm led to the loss of 38 satellites.
Earth.in
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Strong solar storms can cause the Earth's atmosphere to expand out into space, which creates more drag for satellites. This can cause them to slow down enough for some to deorbit and fall back to Earth. In February 2022 a solar storm led to the loss of 38 satellites.
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For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social