Have we really become wiser?
We have become such an arrogant species, thinking that we are God. The reality is we are like ants and so insignificant we will be forgotten, individually as well as collectively. Shakespeare had it right All the world’s a stage… All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and…
Scientific paper: The destruction of permafrost in the Laptev Sea provokes methane emissions
I do not have the time to do this justice right now. But, in brief, it seems to confirm what we already know from observations. Scientific paper discusses extensive release of methane from the East Siberian Arctic Ocean This is the paper, just published. PNAS , March 9, 2021 Significance Extensive release of methane from sediments of the world’s largest continental shelf, the East Siberian Arctic Ocean (ESAO), is one of the few Earth system processes that can cause a net…
The Guardian suggests Covid-like shutdowns every 2 years to meet Paris climate goals
I have lots to say about this but no time to say it. Carbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown roughly every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of global heating, research has shown. Lockdowns around the world led to an unprecedented fall in emissions of about 7% in 2020, or about 2.6bn tonnes of CO2, but reductions of between 1bn and 2bn tonnes are needed every year of…
What are New Zealanders being prepared for?
Longer lockdowns, $30b wage subsidy, and food rationing in Covid worst-case scenario Stuff, 4 March, 2021 Longer lockdowns, a $30 billion six-month wage subsidy, rationing food, closing supermarkets and pharmacies, and forcing companies to stop exporting goods overseas were all considered as part of the Government’s “worst-case scenario” Covid response, released to Stuff under the Official Information Act and revealed here for the first time. On April 7, 2020, New Zealand reached a milestone. With 54 new cases and 65…
The desperate situation in Israel
7.2 earthquake hits NZ followed by large quakes in the Kermedec Islands
I was woken up by a long quake that was felt throughout New Zealand as far south as Dunedin. No sleep after that! https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/437694/major-8-point-0-quake-at-kermadecs-people-told-to-move-to-higher-ground Very strong M7.2 earthquake hits off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand the Watchers, 4 March, 2021 A very strong earthquake registered by GeoNet as M7.2 hit off the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand at 13:27 UTC on March 4, 2021 (02:27 LT, March 5). The agency is reporting a depth of 94 km (58 miles). USGS is…
IATA is preparing a vaccine passport system for all those that wish to fly
“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Revelation 13: 17 For the second time today, while putting something important together the Blogger application froze and what I wrote was not saved. For the second time it was when I changed my VPN settings to another country that I was able to continue unimpeded. **** This is one of the most important episodes I have…
