The water of the Tigris is vital to Mandaeans who live on its shores. This ancient community will be devastated as the river is increasingly heavily polluted and at risk of drying up. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Kurdistan Region is experiencing more frequent wildfires, fuelled by climate change. This summer, two people tragically lost their lives fighting a fire near Halabja. One of them was Ari. His brother, Bilal, kindly shared his story with me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As the World Becomes Drab, Butterflies Follow - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/as-the-world...

Excellent but frightening article: ‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com

More than 100 data centres have gone up in the Greater Toronto Area, on Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes region is drawing the facilities because of the favourable climate and abundance of water for cooling systems. What does this mean for our freshwater ecosystems? thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-...

It is spring on Mt Safeen.

A raven visited me today.

Keen on a 4 minute spin through the who, where, why, how of climate-related violence? And all replete with a foreboding soundtrack & a shirt that could likely have used a pre-shoot wash? I've got just the thing for you with my just-published TED talk! www.ted.com/talks/peter_...

The lovely Dr Farhad Khudur has discovered a new moth in the Kurdistan Region. He named it after the poet Mahwi who frequently used moths as metaphors in his poetry. 💚 I interviewed Farhad a couple of years ago for a story about butterflies nesarrecord.com/2023/01/12/t...

The stunning photos of Murat Yazar reveal the cultural and environmental damage done by scores of dams built on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/blogs/lab-ta...

First snow of the year on Mount Safin.

A thought-provoking read, arguing that capitalism, as the cause of the climate crisis, must be demolished if we are to save our Earth. Degrowth - recognize and live within the natural limits of our environment, while enriching our communities.

Read the article in question here: www.thedial.world/articles/new...