The water of the Tigris is vital to Mandaeans who live on its shores. This ancient community will be devastated as the river is increasingly heavily polluted and at risk of drying up.
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‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing
Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks
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December 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The water of the Tigris is vital to Mandaeans who live on its shores. This ancient community will be devastated as the river is increasingly heavily polluted and at risk of drying up.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Kurdistan Region is experiencing more frequent wildfires, fuelled by climate change. This summer, two people tragically lost their lives fighting a fire near Halabja. One of them was Ari. His brother, Bilal, kindly shared his story with me.
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‘I would give all my life for my brother to come back for one second’ – This is climate breakdown
Ari loved his community and set up a volunteer group to fight wildfires. One day his brother Bilal received the phone call he had long dreaded. This is Bilal’s story
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November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Kurdistan Region is experiencing more frequent wildfires, fuelled by climate change. This summer, two people tragically lost their lives fighting a fire near Halabja. One of them was Ari. His brother, Bilal, kindly shared his story with me.
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As the World Becomes Drab, Butterflies Follow - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/as-the-world...
As the World Becomes Drab, Butterflies Follow - bioGraphic
With monocultures increasingly replacing diverse forests in the tropics, brilliance has become a burden.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As the World Becomes Drab, Butterflies Follow - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/as-the-world...
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Excellent but frightening article: ‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
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June 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Excellent but frightening article: ‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com
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More than 100 data centres have gone up in the Greater Toronto Area, on Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes region is drawing the facilities because of the favourable climate and abundance of water for cooling systems. What does this mean for our freshwater ecosystems?
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Are data centres a threat to the Great Lakes? | The Narwhal
Ontario has a lot to learn from the U.S. about the data centre boom, and what it means to the Great Lakes
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May 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
More than 100 data centres have gone up in the Greater Toronto Area, on Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes region is drawing the facilities because of the favourable climate and abundance of water for cooling systems. What does this mean for our freshwater ecosystems?
thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-...
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It is spring on Mt Safeen.
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It is spring on Mt Safeen.
A raven visited me today.
February 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
A raven visited me today.
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Keen on a 4 minute spin through the who, where, why, how of climate-related violence? And all replete with a foreboding soundtrack & a shirt that could likely have used a pre-shoot wash? I've got just the thing for you with my just-published TED talk! www.ted.com/talks/peter_...
Why violence is rising with global temperatures
Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in B...
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December 11, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Keen on a 4 minute spin through the who, where, why, how of climate-related violence? And all replete with a foreboding soundtrack & a shirt that could likely have used a pre-shoot wash? I've got just the thing for you with my just-published TED talk! www.ted.com/talks/peter_...
The lovely Dr Farhad Khudur has discovered a new moth in the Kurdistan Region. He named it after the poet Mahwi who frequently used moths as metaphors in his poetry. 💚
I interviewed Farhad a couple of years ago for a story about butterflies nesarrecord.com/2023/01/12/t...
I interviewed Farhad a couple of years ago for a story about butterflies nesarrecord.com/2023/01/12/t...
December 9, 2024 at 10:13 AM
The lovely Dr Farhad Khudur has discovered a new moth in the Kurdistan Region. He named it after the poet Mahwi who frequently used moths as metaphors in his poetry. 💚
I interviewed Farhad a couple of years ago for a story about butterflies nesarrecord.com/2023/01/12/t...
I interviewed Farhad a couple of years ago for a story about butterflies nesarrecord.com/2023/01/12/t...
The stunning photos of Murat Yazar reveal the cultural and environmental damage done by scores of dams built on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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National Geographic Out of Eden Walk
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 21,000-mile, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia an...
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November 28, 2024 at 8:14 AM
The stunning photos of Murat Yazar reveal the cultural and environmental damage done by scores of dams built on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/blogs/lab-ta...
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/blogs/lab-ta...
First snow of the year on Mount Safin.
November 27, 2024 at 10:08 AM
First snow of the year on Mount Safin.
A thought-provoking read, arguing that capitalism, as the cause of the climate crisis, must be demolished if we are to save our Earth. Degrowth - recognize and live within the natural limits of our environment, while enriching our communities.
November 22, 2024 at 9:18 AM
A thought-provoking read, arguing that capitalism, as the cause of the climate crisis, must be demolished if we are to save our Earth. Degrowth - recognize and live within the natural limits of our environment, while enriching our communities.
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Saving Yazidi Song — The Dial
In the face of genocide, displacement and technology, a new project hopes to preserve an oral storytelling tradition from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:48 AM
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