Nicely put …
As the analogy goes, a frog thrown into hot water will save itself. The slow-boiled one doesn’t notice until the temperature reaches lethal levels. 2023 will be the hottest year on record. That record was previously set seven years ago, in 2016. As King Charles said at Cop28, we are becoming immune to what the records are telling us.
The impacts of the heat are mounting. Warmer seas and a warmer atmosphere contributed to events that brought death and destruction at an alarming rate. In Libya, more than 10,000 people died when a flood swept a city into the sea. Fires burned through Greek islands and Canadian forests. Tropical Cyclone Freddy battered communities in east Africa already pummelled by poverty. Drought and heat made some regions uninhabitable.
The good news is, the answers already exist. In the past year, the UK produced more green energy than ever before. AI forecasts began doing work a million human forecasters couldn’t manage, analysing weather and climate data at an unprecedented rate. The Nasa Swot satellite started measuring where all the water is on Earth, helping to prevent future disasters.
Humans think they are smarter than frogs, but we’ll only save ourselves if we realise that we are the frogs, the source of the heat, and the experimenting psychopaths. Hannah Cloke
Hannah Cloke OBE is a professor of hydrology at the University of Reading
Poll: Is it still rude to wear a hat inside?
Times have changed and perhaps so has our societal rules around taking off hats when indoors. What are your thoughts?
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75.2% Yes, take them off indoors
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23.8% No, it's not anymore
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1% Other - I'll share below
Join us in celebrating Matariki with Math!
Do you know how to calculate the angular distance between each star in the Pleiades cluster?
Bring your curiosity, and let's explore the wonders of the cosmos through the lens of mathematics!
If you know the answer, comment below and share your thoughts!
Let's discover the cosmic connections together!
#aucklandschools #blockhousebay #SouthAuckland #Glendene #epsom #matariki #nz
Join us in celebrating Matariki with Math!
Do you know how to calculate the angular distance between each star in the Pleiades cluster?
Bring your curiosity, and let's explore the wonders of the cosmos through the lens of mathematics!
If you know the answer, comment below and share your thoughts!
Let's discover the cosmic connections together!
#aucklandschools #blockhousebay #SouthAuckland #Glendene #epsom #matariki #nz
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