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When the Bristol Channel flooded in 1607, it was not just one of the worst natural disasters in British history, it was also a sign, for many, that they had strayed from the path of God. Erik Crnkovich examines the overlap of miraculous weather and the early modern printing industry, which…
From The Public Domain Review
Image from Google StreetView August 2024 looking directly in the direction of the Eastbourne Stevenson Screen from 13 metres/ 44 feet distance. Tims Channon’s original review of Eastbourne was the longest and most detailed of all those he published. It pre-dated the relocation of the screen to its…
From Kagi Small Web
how software can help fight climate change
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Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers explains how fungal networks in soil trade nutrients with plants, help keep carbon underground, and strike bargains without having a brain. The post How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
From Quanta Magazine
There's no question we need to move away from fossil fuels. But who bears the cost of the green transition? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Tom Hegen’s ‘The Mineral Age’…
From Colossal
Few of my readers know this, but I have another website not related to radio or off grid power. Twenty First Summer was started in December 2013, predating Off Grid Ham by a year and a half. It is intended to encourage introspection and offer readers thoughtful, positive, and relevant... Read more »…
From Kagi Small Web
I work in tech, fight for digital rights and the environment, kiss dudes, cycle, lift heavy things, and don’t eat animals. Swedish immigrant, US American emigrant.
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A ridge of high pressure has returned to southern Alaska since late last week, echoing the persistent anomaly in August and September . Paired with a strong trough over far eastern Russia and the western Bering Sea, southwesterly flow has brought widespread unusual warmth and moisture to western and…
From Kagi Small Web
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