Prof Bill McGuire

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

1 in 3 people affected by extreme heat, given just a ~ 1.5C hotter planet

This number will explode in coming decades as huge parts of the world become effectively unliveable

This, in turn, will drive starvation, conflict and migration on an unprecedented scale

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The HMS Dragon row: why has it taken so long to get a UK destroyer to Cyprus? The government said a week ago the warship would be deployed but it is still at dock. What is happening?

Still loading the pies

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

It will soon get to the point when washing in bottled water is cheaper

Indeed. But I think this should be THIS Labour government. There are many Labour MPs and many thousands of party members that didn't sign up for any of this

Starmer should be gone next month. And this government in 2029

Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating? To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisis

No, no, no, no!

Trying to address symptoms does NOTHING to reduce emissions, and just locks in business as usual

Slash emissions now

www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/10/sodium-hydroxide-ocean-global-heating-solution

Millions in England to pay higher water bills after suppliers appeal Anglian, Southern, Wessex and South East allowed to raise charges more than originally allowed by watchdog

I just don't believe this

FFS renationalise now - without compensation

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...

Says it all about the impact our dismal PM has on people when he is speaking - a couple chatting and looking at a phone, another looking in the opposite direction, and the rest looking blank

Thought provoking - to say the least

Indeed

The Guardian view on EV charging: China took the right lessons from Britain’s past | Editorial Editorial: Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build

"a quarter of the average household energy bill ~ £450 – flow today into corporate profits. Nearly 30% of a water bill in the English privatised system goes to shareholder returns and paying debt"

How privatisation ruined public utilities

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

A raving lunatic in the White House

And an even bigger one in the Department of Defense (War!)

Coming to you soon - the Gileadification of the US....

.....or Civil War

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This will probably have to happen at some point...

You do that. I have enough to post 🙂

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

These warnings about food security are happening almost weekly now

But does anyone think the government is taking a blind bit of notice

The UKs 3 worst harvests have been in the last 5 years

By 2050, the number of calories per head globally could be halved

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Time required for a 1C increase in global average temperature

1970 - 2008 average rise 0.18C per decade = 55 years

2015 - 2024 average rise 0.27C pd = 37 years

New study - last 10+ years - average rise 0.35 pd = 28 years

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Indeed 👍

No. I was talking about a constant 0.35C rate

I was not addressing possible - even likely - acceleration

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

The worst possible news

This means 2C will likely be breached in the late 2030s

So much for us being on track for a 2.8C rise by 2100

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's more than a shame. It is consequence of intentional policies that see public services collapsing and ever more wealth being concentrated in ever fewer hands

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? | Aditya Chakrabortty The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

"a child born this morning in Britain can expect to be in good health only until they are 61......healthy life expectancy has been dropping for years; it is now the lowest since 2011, when records began"

+ add in the devastating consequences of climate breakdown

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Who's WM?

Go-ahead for 70 homes in Brailsford despite flooding concerns The plans were previously rejected due to flooding, drainage and highways safety concerns.

The response of this idiot government to climate breakdown is to ignore expert advice, kowtow to house builders, and give the go-ahead to build more homes in areas of flood risk

Just dismal

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Relentless sun and ruthless populists: how the climate crisis will change the next 20 years Former diplomat Arthur Snell says a heating planet is accelerating conflict and migration – and fostering a new age of empire. Democracies are dangerously unprepared, he warns

Nothing especially new here

In particular, this book seems to throw up the same problem as other books on climate breakdown written by non-climate scientists

There is no real appreciation of the fact that prehistorification of our climate is now unstoppable

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Coming soon......

Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health - Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposure...

CO2 is now affecting the body chemistry of humans

If the current levels of emissions are maintained, we could be facing potentially toxic atmospheric compositions within 50 years

THIS IS STAGGERING AND DEVASTATING NEWS

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

So, who are the religious fanatics again?

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Sir Michael Moritz wants German citizenship over 'hostility' to Jews The billionaire says

Bye-bye and good riddance

The fewer parasitic billionaires we have here the better

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reduced

Not satisfied with its war on British nature

The Starmer government takes the fight to the high seas and foreign shores

Disgusting and despicable

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Wall – Bill McGuire Squad Commander Fraser shifted his machine pistol onto the  other shoulder and squinted into the low-hanging sun. The hummocky terrain beyond the wall was baked hard, any remaining grass …

And you can read my short-story THE WALL in Emerging Worlds here:

emergingworlds.co.uk/2024/02/08/t...