Archive: 2016 - Through the sandglass

I am ashamed of my country

I’m not going to apologise for departing, once again, from the theme of this blog. I am appalled that my country has betrayed its younger generation, insulted i...

June 1, 2016 3 min read

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It's the silly season

OK, granular materials behave strangely, but I really don’t think this is going to work. [I have no idea where this picture was taken - it’s been circulating on...

June 1, 2016 1 min read

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June 2016

June 2016 OK, granular materials behave strangely, but I really don’t think this is going to work. [I have no idea where this picture was taken - it’s been circ...

June 1, 2016 1 min read

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Camels don't fly, deserts don't bloom

Back in November last year, I described how, very controversially, Arizona is exporting its water in vast quantities to Saudi Arabia, via alfalfa to feed Saudi...

May 1, 2016 9 min read

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May 2016

May 2016 This happens very, very rarely, but right now I am completely, totally, and utterly lost for words. [Screen grabs from [USA Today]( http://www.usatoday...

May 1, 2016 1 min read

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WHAT??????

This happens very, very rarely, but right now I am completely, totally, and utterly lost for words. [Screen grabs from USA Today and the U.S. Drought Monitor. V...

May 1, 2016 1 min read

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It's not just Namibian fairies

Described as one of the last great enigmas or mysteries, the so-called fairy circles of the arid lands of Namibia remain to be explained. Theories abound, and t...

April 1, 2016 6 min read

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Theeb

“Epic” “intimate” “brutal” “riveting” “spellbinding” “spectacular.” The adjectives come tumbling out of the reviews - but please see this movie for yourself. De...

April 1, 2016 4 min read

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April 2016

April 2016 Described as one of the last great enigmas or mysteries, the so-called fairy circles of the arid lands of Namibia remain to be explained. Theories ab...

April 1, 2016 5 min read

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Sand wars continue, unabated

It just doesn’t stop, and the scale of the damage to communities and the environment is staggering. NASA recently released the pair of images, above, showing ch...

March 1, 2016 4 min read

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Sunbathing in the microscopic desert jungle

The desert has its own palette, distinctive and at the same time subtle yet dramatic. There are many factors at work creating the patterns and hues of arid land...

March 1, 2016 6 min read

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March 2016

March 2016 It just doesn’t stop, and the scale of the damage to communities and the environment is staggering. NASA recently released the pair of images , above...

March 1, 2016 5 min read