In this issue of Need to Know: Science & Insight I investigate how and why we are poking holes in our life support safety net that is Nature. If Nature isn’t healthy that means we aren’t either. And I’ll look at what to do about it. But first, let’s meet my friend Lonesome George, the rarest creature on the planet. (Yes, those are pix of George I took).
This is a two-part series, each is a 5 to 10 minute read.
Learning to value and respect the hidden water that is all around us is the theme of the latest issue of Need to Know: Science & Insight.
Water is far more valuable and useful than oil and yet water rarely gets the attention it deserves. Nor does water get our respect, or the reverence that nearly all cultures far older than ours had for it. This issue’s overarching need-to-know is understanding and awareness of our water reality.
To help this happen, let’s shift perspective and go looking for Rhinos.
In the latest Need to Know: Science and Insight I explain term ‘coconutarianism’ in the context of climate change, our hunger for explanations and how the pandemic has a silver lining that might help us get on track to creating the world we want.
It all starts with a true story about hanging out with Russian jurno in a Warsaw bar…
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Stress, Wildfires and Tipping Points
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Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist 