...and if this is happening in one of the world's most hi-tech and richest countries, spare a thought for those having to adapt in poorer, more vulnerable countries where the impacts of climate chance are hitting hardest.

Japan’s deadly heat ‘will end summer sports’ by 2065 Extreme heat and and humidity already cause 1,250 heatstroke deaths a year, so rising temperatures will make exercise in the hottest months even more dangerous

Adaptation-tech already in action in Japan 🇯🇵

"From building sites to roadworks, nearly everyone doing manual work outside now wears a jacket with built-in cooling fans from June to September." www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...

Why were the police taping off an area outside my gym this morning? Oh, just a hand grenade left in a playground 🫣🤯

The Dutch 🇳🇱 suspecting the Brits 🇬🇧 of sending over a big stink 😷, and sending some planes to investigate! #NorthSeaNeighbours

I didn't realise her fists were clenched until I went to the Price exhibition at Kunsthal. It really adds another captivating layer to the piece. Quite brilliant.

In Europe, only about 25% of economic losses from extreme weather events are insured, leaving a 75% insurance protection gap, with some EU member states insuring as little as 5% of losses
cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Delicious names for "pie charts" in other languages Pie charts have different names in other languages—and many of them are based on foods! Here are some of the most delicious.

In summary:
🥧 ➡️ 🇬🇧 🇨🇿 🇬🇷 🇪🇸 🇵🇭
🎂 ➡️ 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇹🇷
🧀 ➡️ 🇫🇷
⭕ ➡️ 🇯🇵
🥞 ➡️ 🇨🇳
🍕 ➡️ 🇵🇹

blog.duolingo.com/names-for-pi...

Keep your head above water: art show looks at the rising seas From a high chair to the ocean floor, Can the Seas Survive Us? in Norfolk’s Sainsbury Centre explores our watery world and the climate crisis

This looks really good. For the first time, am finding myself wishing I was in Norwich... 🙃

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An excellent way to explain that although averages may only move slightly, extreme weather can get a lot worse...

We’ve failed to stop climate change — this is what we need to do next While we can still limit warming by cutting emissions, we now face having to adapt to more extreme weather

Working on climate change adaptation, I've always struggled to find good metaphors linking it to mitigation. This, from a timely piece in the Times, isn't perfect but better than most... "If you’re busy mopping the floor you mustn’t forget to turn off the tap.” www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Why you should care a lot more about a forecast for rain 5 days out than 10 days... 🤓🌦️

I have to admit, I didn't realize crop production would be so high.

Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised In oceans and on land, from the north to the south pole, records were smashed for the monthly average temperature

I know there's other stuff going on, but some excellent visuals here reminding us that the climate crisis has not gone away. Quite the opposite.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Can people recommend analyses of where the Reform support is coming from?

It's as if the CDU didn't learn anything from the last Dutch election, with the VVD under new leadership softening their stance towards Wilders' PVV and thereby boosting his acceptability and vote share. Unless the CDU wants to go into coalition with the AFD, like VVD has done so with the PVV...

A question if I may: what's behind the Eurostar seeming to go so much slower through 🇧🇪, compared to 🇳🇱 and🇫🇷? I feel like the 2.5hrs from Paris to Rotterdam would be so much quicker if only Belgium were quicker...

I've become addicted to grabbing a thali or dosa at one of vegetarian Indian places nr Gare du Nord. Reliably delicious and quick

Restaurant me + my parents went to before the theatre had a gas problem so no hot food. So we were forced to have a dinner composed of primarily cheese. A tasty problem happily overcome.

Nearly one million bikes were stolen in NL last year - DutchNews.nl Almost €700 million worth of bicycles were reported stolen in the Netherlands last year, up €230 million on 2021, according to figures from national statistics agency CBS. In total, 980,000 bikes were...

Quite incredible. This is the equivalent of 1 in 8 dutch households a victim of bike theft just in the last year.

www.dutchnews.nl/2024/12/near...

The "Top Least"? That makes my brain hurt 😵‍💫. Or is that just because I'm in stressful Rotterdam?

Why don't some languages have a word for "blue"? You'll be *tickled pink* to learn that languages have different numbers of color words. Which language has the most?

Apt for my 1st post on BlueSky, a really interesting @duolingoverde.bsky.social blog about how different languages describe colours... blog.duolingo.com/color-words-...

It's kinda halfway between Dordrecht and Rotterdam. If you take the waterbus from one city to the other, you can see it.