Islands ‘Defy’ Sea-Level Rise

Introduction This week will see some news that will be twisted and churned by the climate change sceptics… Apparently, the coral islands are responding well to sea-level rises, which are real, make no mistake. The New Scientist article is here and the BBC News item is here. The Reality In my previous post, The Maldives [...]

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Terry Fuckwits on Lindisfarne Causeway

Northumberland Northumberland is a lovely place – cold, sunny, windy, dry, overcast, damp, clear, clean and historic.  But mainly brrr  and wow!  Especially on the coast. It’s quite popular with tourists.  Here’s why I go there… …why do the fuckwits? The historic island of Lindisfarne (Holy Island) is connected to the mainland via a tarmac [...]

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The Maldives and Tuvalu will be Alright Without People

A recent article on coral growth has confirmed my opinions that I’ve had for years that the assumptions about the environmental degradation and collapse of coral reefs have nothing to do with global warming, sea level rises or ice ages. News Article: Coral springs back from tsunami – BBC News Background from WCS.org:  Conservation Opportunity [...]

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On the Sixth Day, God Created Pies

Creationism should be taught in Cookery lessons, say teachers I’ve a new translation of this “erudite” Telegraph page in the link above.  A few editorial changes have been made using the search and replace function…  Otherwise, the article by Graeme Paton is intact. Many believe God had a role in the creation of pies – [...]

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What Aid by Destroyer

Two days ago the USS McFaul (DDG-74) passed through the Bosporus en-route to Georgia to deliver relief aid. Now it’s arrived. U.S. Navy relief aid ship reaches Georgia & US warship reaches Georgian port. However, it’s a slightly under-whelming and bizarre effort that isn’t fooling anybody.  To make it sound good, the ship is reported [...]

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Cyclist Killer gets Locked Up

Today, a woman has been locked up for killing a cyclist by whacking into him in her red BMW 3 series while text-ing on her mobile phone. You know the saying that two drunks walking towards each other down the street never bump into each other – only the lamp-post? Well it’s not true. In [...]

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A Few Photos from Northumberland Trip, return today.

http://maps.google.com/?z=7&ll=55.084656,-2.06543&om=1 The pictures show Budle Bay, Bamburgh Castle, George the dog (mine!), Stublick Moor (bog & hill), Pennines with some vestiges of winter snow on the way from Alston to Hartside Pass, views from Hartside on the way down to Melmerby looking west towards the Lake District. Bamburgh was on Saturday and the weather was [...]

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