Nipstone
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Devastating floods have hit Portugal, Spain & Morocco in the past days, causing loss of life & billions of Euros in damages.
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
Flooded Futures: Understanding the Rising Threats and How We Prepare | Stefan Rahmstorf
YouTube video by Holcim Foundation
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Devastating floods have hit Portugal, Spain & Morocco in the past days, causing loss of life & billions of Euros in damages.
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
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Goodnight.
๐ผ๏ธ Kent Ambler
๐ผ๏ธ Kent Ambler
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Goodnight.
๐ผ๏ธ Kent Ambler
๐ผ๏ธ Kent Ambler
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Climate change will inevitably lead to mass migration & political instability as people vie for space & resources. Some people stigmatising migrants are those actively encouraging choices exacerbating the situation, while pouring scorn on tech & policies which could mitigate or prepare for change.
Sadly suppressing such a devastating report doesnโt make the risks go away - it just makes them even harder to deal with. Facing up to the truth is the first step to coping with it - itโs beyond scandalous that ministers tried to prevent this. They need to act - and fast
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Climate change will inevitably lead to mass migration & political instability as people vie for space & resources. Some people stigmatising migrants are those actively encouraging choices exacerbating the situation, while pouring scorn on tech & policies which could mitigate or prepare for change.
Mowing a grass path and walking along it while the plants around grow is one of life's great pleasures.
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Mowing a grass path and walking along it while the plants around grow is one of life's great pleasures.
Hard to believe this is America. I grew up thinking it was a place that gave others hope.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Hard to believe this is America. I grew up thinking it was a place that gave others hope.
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UK Universities cut 13,300 jobs, paid ยฃ300m+ in redundancy.
Economic contribution of the HE sector, ยฃ265bn.
Systematically destroyed by govts - foreign students not welcome, cut real-term grants, fees, students burdened with debts, low staff pay/morale.
Govt want skilled labour.
archive.ph/favYt
Economic contribution of the HE sector, ยฃ265bn.
Systematically destroyed by govts - foreign students not welcome, cut real-term grants, fees, students burdened with debts, low staff pay/morale.
Govt want skilled labour.
archive.ph/favYt
Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs
Analysis of UK sector accounts showsย number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
UK Universities cut 13,300 jobs, paid ยฃ300m+ in redundancy.
Economic contribution of the HE sector, ยฃ265bn.
Systematically destroyed by govts - foreign students not welcome, cut real-term grants, fees, students burdened with debts, low staff pay/morale.
Govt want skilled labour.
archive.ph/favYt
Economic contribution of the HE sector, ยฃ265bn.
Systematically destroyed by govts - foreign students not welcome, cut real-term grants, fees, students burdened with debts, low staff pay/morale.
Govt want skilled labour.
archive.ph/favYt
World cup shambles ahead.
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
World cup shambles ahead.
The sky has all its paints out tonight. Oh for days when it is the only thing hanging over us.
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The sky has all its paints out tonight. Oh for days when it is the only thing hanging over us.
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I lifted most of the plants out of my container pond before it froze this year but I left some of the mare's tail behind, Hippuris vulgaris is a good oxygenating plant and you can see how the air bubbles it has breathed into the water have been caught in the ice ๐ฑ
#GardensHour #PlantSky
#GardensHour #PlantSky
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I lifted most of the plants out of my container pond before it froze this year but I left some of the mare's tail behind, Hippuris vulgaris is a good oxygenating plant and you can see how the air bubbles it has breathed into the water have been caught in the ice ๐ฑ
#GardensHour #PlantSky
#GardensHour #PlantSky
Did not know about Yorkshire Teabags- ta. Mini polytunnel maybe. Warms up a raised or two a treat.
January 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Did not know about Yorkshire Teabags- ta. Mini polytunnel maybe. Warms up a raised or two a treat.
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Itโs #winter. The buzzing has stopped - mostly.
So whatโs happened to all the #bees?
Let me explain.
Please #repost this thread.
Donโt just like/look.
It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing.
Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help.
Thank you.
#share
#nature
#education
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So whatโs happened to all the #bees?
Let me explain.
Please #repost this thread.
Donโt just like/look.
It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing.
Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help.
Thank you.
#share
#nature
#education
1/14
December 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#Positivity Alert. Seems fantastic #community initiative to save a rare #organic farm and community asset. Celebrate the New Year perhaps with a small, donation or share purchase for a new beginning and for a greenfield site to stay green.
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Positivity Alert. Seems fantastic #community initiative to save a rare #organic farm and community asset. Celebrate the New Year perhaps with a small, donation or share purchase for a new beginning and for a greenfield site to stay green.
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
No pictures unfortunately but what worked best for us was one or two old windows for the top, set at an angle. Supported on a solid frame of recycled timber, higher at the back than the front, with swing up stays( props) that can hold the top open as required.
December 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
No pictures unfortunately but what worked best for us was one or two old windows for the top, set at an angle. Supported on a solid frame of recycled timber, higher at the back than the front, with swing up stays( props) that can hold the top open as required.
My Tail end Tom's have a habit of rotting just before they're ripe.
December 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My Tail end Tom's have a habit of rotting just before they're ripe.
A little bit of Christmassy magic #Attinghampark @nationaltrust.org.uk ๐ฒโจ๏ธ๐
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A little bit of Christmassy magic #Attinghampark @nationaltrust.org.uk ๐ฒโจ๏ธ๐
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Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed ยฃ1.47bn.
Paid ยฃ900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed ยฃ1.47bn.
Paid ยฃ900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
Thames Water is a test for the British economy
It is a particularly British paradox that one of the countryโs biggest companies can both generate hundreds of millions in profit and be at imminent risk of bankruptcy. This is the story of Thames Wat...
unherd.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed ยฃ1.47bn.
Paid ยฃ900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed ยฃ1.47bn.
Paid ยฃ900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
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Late season 2025 Zinnia ๐ฑ
#BloomScrolling
#BloomScrolling
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Late season 2025 Zinnia ๐ฑ
#BloomScrolling
#BloomScrolling
Definitely the largest Dahlia tuber I've pulled out of a pot. Hope the two halves last the winter hibernation ๐ฑ #gardening
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Definitely the largest Dahlia tuber I've pulled out of a pot. Hope the two halves last the winter hibernation ๐ฑ #gardening
It's a wonderful country.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's a wonderful country.
Love the canal basin down there.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Love the canal basin down there.
It's work by the very talented Mr Grayson Perry.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It's work by the very talented Mr Grayson Perry.
Fabulous variety - it glows.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Fabulous variety - it glows.