Delhi in India has the highest levels of air pollution on the planet but only now are the locals being made aware of it. Daily, its inhabitants breath in air that is so toxic that it can lead to death or serious diseases. We may think London, on a bad day, has problems but these are insignificant when compared with Delhi.
I have heard that pollution is also bad in China.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32352722 .
Sunday, 19 April 2015
Churches blog updated
A few weeks ago we visited St Botolph's church in Cambridge. I have just updated the East Anglian Church blog.
See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ .
See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ .
Friday, 17 April 2015
That General Election in the UK
Well, I look at the BBC pages on the polls and it is clearly going to be a hung parliament with some sort of coalition the most likely outcome.
Personally, I think the UKIP support will weaken and a coalition involving the Lib-Dems (with either the Conservative or Labour) could be probable. This would be no bad thing.
We have only a few weeks left. There is still plenty of time for politicians to make gaffs, that could lose them a lot of support.
Personally, I think the UKIP support will weaken and a coalition involving the Lib-Dems (with either the Conservative or Labour) could be probable. This would be no bad thing.
We have only a few weeks left. There is still plenty of time for politicians to make gaffs, that could lose them a lot of support.
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Stranded assets?
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32320825 .
Will fossil fuels remain in the ground if we really fight climate change?
Will fossil fuels remain in the ground if we really fight climate change?
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
FTSE 100
At the moment the FTSE 100 share index is over 7100 - giddy heights! With the election not many weeks away and a very close run contest, I expect the markets to tumble with the uncertainty of the outcome. The last poll I saw showed Conservatives and Labour neck and neck. The UKIP vote could lose Conservative votes.
I shall probably vote Lib Dem again.
I shall probably vote Lib Dem again.
The active Sun
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zXN-MdoGM9g .
An impressive video showing how active the Sun has been since 2010.
Activity is now declining to the next sunspot minimum. Many experts predict the next solar cycle (cycle 25) will be very weak indeed. Some are even saying we are approaching a Maunder Minimum with extreme cold on the way and virtually no sunspots for many years. Predictions are getting good these days.
See also http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulhudson/entries/6d50a6bd-779a-32d6-bfca-06e4484d6835 . This dates from 2013, but still applies. The last peak was a pretty weak affair. The next could be almost a non-starter. A Maunder Minimum might help offset global warming to some extent?
An impressive video showing how active the Sun has been since 2010.
Activity is now declining to the next sunspot minimum. Many experts predict the next solar cycle (cycle 25) will be very weak indeed. Some are even saying we are approaching a Maunder Minimum with extreme cold on the way and virtually no sunspots for many years. Predictions are getting good these days.
See also http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulhudson/entries/6d50a6bd-779a-32d6-bfca-06e4484d6835 . This dates from 2013, but still applies. The last peak was a pretty weak affair. The next could be almost a non-starter. A Maunder Minimum might help offset global warming to some extent?
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Church blog updated
Today we visited Cavendish in Suffolk. Churches blog has been updated.
See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ .
See http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ .
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