Contributing Editor @ObserverUK, author of LION CITY
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My book THE SURGE is out today with @HarperCollins
It’s about floods and how humanity has reshaped the natural world in awe-inspiring and terrible ways.
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As El Niño advances, Britain’s preppers may have a point
We tend to shrug off warnings about food running out, but as El Niño bites and war disrupts supply chains, the experts advise stocking the larder
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I'm giving an online talk about my book THE SURGE tomorrow at 6:30pm -- will be discussing how we have transformed nature and the limits of our defences against a changing climate.
Sign up here!
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The secret ingredient giving lab-grown pet food a boost: Brexit
The alternative meat market may be losing its sizzle, but regulators are favouring innovation when it comes to cultured protein for cats and dogs, says Owen Ensor, boss of Meatly
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One of the central themes of my book THE SURGE is the relationship between political power and our reshaping of nature -- for centuries, rulers have believed that exerting control over water, from irrigation to draining to flood defence, will give them control over people.
Looking forward to discussing this @Wimbookfest on Sunday October 25. Click here for more!
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The main effect of AI-generated scams filling my inbox is that I now ignore speaking invitations that don't come from people in my network.
So I'm back to the Middle Ages in terms of trust in strangers.
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Criminal gangs turn rural havens into waste dumps
@JonTomLewis and @jeevanvasagar investigate how organised crime gangs are exploiting the lenient penalties and rich rewards of dumping and burning waste on rural land. There are now 700 such sites around the country
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Cost of conflict: why oil and gas are Iran’s most lethal weapons
The world economy is reeling as Tehran retaliates by targeting global energy. How bad can the situation get, asks @jeevanvasagar in the Sensemaker
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For the history, science and future trends about floods read @jeevanvasagar 's brilliant The Surge. A foamy topic but this is a calm, whip smart book .
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I've left Politico as its UK tech reporter, to build something new - a daily briefing on AI in the UK. Why? What? All below 👇
Happy New Year! This week's post is about books, and specifically about some books I read as a teenager (or: science fiction writers and their fear of science)
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I wrote this after a couple of people asked about the process of writing, and I thought about some of the elements I find useful -- from psychology to soundtracks.
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It's hard to comprehend just how awful the 1755 Lisbon earthquake was -- a quake, then tsunami, then fire. I wrote about what it means for us now.
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Now using Substack as a way to try out ideas.
This week's post -- a visit to the garbage mountain by a river in Oxfordshire.
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The trash heap raises lots of questions about the state of the country... and why we're letting parts of it rot.
Started a newsletter, chiefly as a way to try out ideas (and share recommendations). Latest here:
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And last week's here, on watching Dallas and how that might affect your fertility:
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