Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study
”tipping point could be much closer. As much as 40% of the existing Amazon rainforest is now at a point where it could exist as a savannah”
Who were the Top Lunatics last Week? – 11 Oct 2020
This is a selection of the utter lunacy from the past week that emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Nobel 2020 – Peace
World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize this year. A good choice, they have made a differece to millions of people.
Nobel 2020 – Literature
Nobel Literature 2020 – Poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”.
Nobel Prize 2020 – Chemistry
2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry – awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”
Nobel Prize 2020 – Physics
This year’s Nobel Physics prize is about the darkest secrets of the universe. half to Penrose, and half jointly to Genzel and Ghez.