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Failure to Act?
I have been getting angrier during the week listening to the Radio 4 news, as one ‘expert’ after another is asked what solutions are available to avoid the worst effects of heatwaves. The answers have been known for 30 years. We could have started building climate-resilient homes 30 years ago, but chose not to. Why?
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Caracas: 38 years ago
A few photos from a visit to Caracas in June 1988 – a city and a people that my partner and I loved from almost the moment we arrived, despite troubles at the border. I hope as many people as possible find their loved-ones in the devastation of the June 2026 earthquakes.
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Celsius 450!
Feeling glad that the end of the heatwave is in sight and thinking about returning to usual routines, including reading my current book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Written in 1953 the dysfunctional society it created reminds me of today…
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Normal Weather?
This heatwave has taught me that I really must get as much work as I can completed by mid-day. Afternoons and evenings are a sloth-like washout. It crossed my mind that ‘normal’ weather days will continue to exist for some years, despite the ever-increasing mayhem we will have to suffer.
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Coping with Heat?
I coped with the heat yesterday, albeit with discomfort and body-stress. Today temperatures will not only be higher but they are building upon the heat gain of yesterday, making matters worse. This cumulative effect could be difficult to live with. Literally.
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Home or Seaside?
There is a pleasant breeze in the morning, but from mid-afternoon on it will be unbearably hot. Unbearable for me that is. I momentarily imagine a trip to a seaside pub, but is it really a good idea?
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Colin Anderson 