@british_airways continues to dredge the depths of appalling service. Cancels 4pm flight EDI-LCY at 3.50pm (come on!) and then says it “too close to departure” to transfer to a 4.10pm flight EDI-LHR. I have no luggage. Meanwhile seats running out on later flights 😡
The Great Oxidation Event and more. Fascinating stuff on the make up of the atmosphere and how to identify life on planets (Mars not looking good). economist.com/schools-brief/…
Of the 138 cloud regions the YellowDog Index analyses, 52% are powered predominantly by fossil fuels (>80% mix) and only 13% by renewable sources (>80% mix).
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The Overview Effect: It's a shift in awareness astronauts often experience -- a feeling of awe and responsibility for Earth. For lifelong Earth scientist Dr. Piers Sellers, seeing our home planet from space just confirmed how precious and fragile it is.
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"I went to university in England, studied history, and realized what utter rubbish it all was." To celebrate my birthday, an essay on Scottish nationalism and how to defeat it once and for all: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…