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British Foreign Secretary Cameron Visits Central Asia rferl.org/a/majlis-podca…

🏆🏆 Atmospheric #CO2 just hit a NEW RECORD HIGH for the HUMAN ERA of 428.63 PPM on Apr 26. 🏆 🏆 📈 See the latest Mauna Loa data from Scripps @ keelingcurve.ucsd.edu 📈 🌍 Tune into CO2.Earth levels at co2.earth/co2-records & co2.earth/daily-co2 🌍

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a parable about climate change ... it asks us to acknowledge our own hubris in thinking we can somehow game the ecosystem, avoid the eventual conversion of our dwelling places into cold, green mounds.'
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Suggests things are as bad as the HRW report suggests - or worse 🙏🙏🙏

Add in Northern Europe 12-14 C below April averages; tornadoes in the MidWest, breathtaking anomalies across Africa and you’ve got an #EarthTransformed . Via Amyn Merchant

.Peter Frankopan in illustrious company once again

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Ukrainian grain exports decreased in March and are expected to further slow down this year amid lower supply and smaller harvest predictions. As one of the main grain exporters in the world, Ukraine’s food products are crucial for global food security.
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Anyone who's curious about Oxford's May morning traditions - this is for you!

Hanging in there; thank you all who’ve bought a copy #EarthTransformed

Well that’s a relief. 😱😱😱

‘This necessitates a reassessment of the historical significance of these sites.’
I loved writing about Jayvarman VII in #EarthTransformed - one of the most enthusiastic builders of all time. Important new finds that are very exciting for Khmer history….
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🏆📢 Prize winner Announcement!
We are delighted to announce the winner of our 2024 Olivette Otele Prize: Tionne Alliyah Parris (University of Hertfordshire).

Join us on Thursday 30th May, 5:30-7:00pm for Tionne's 2024 Olivette Otele Prize Winning Lecture via Zoom🧵(1/3)

CULTIVATING THE PLANT HUMANITIES:
FREE lecture by Yota Batsaki, Exec Director Dumbarton Oaks Royal Holloway 9 May 2024 17:30 BST More: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cultivating-… #PlantHumanities Kew Science Kew Gardens Library and Archives RHUL GeoHumanities Arts and Humanities Research Council

This steatite Stamp seal of the Dilmun type (2000-1800BC) was found at Ur by Leonard Woolley and depicts two men. The two men clutch a jar between them while one holds a gazelle by the neck.

'What this means for policymakers is that the ultimate worst-case scenario, in which a hostile actor secretly deploys a CRQC for many years against totally unsuspecting victims, is highly unlikely.' lawfaremedia.org/article/when-a…

'But I have lived, and have not lived in vain...'

Today on The Rest Is History, the climax of our series on LORD BYRON, as we follow his life in exile: horror by Lake Geneva; sex & scandal in Venice; martyrdom for liberty in Greece.

THE DEATH OF A VAMPIRE?

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Khamenei this week pushed back on giving nuclear concessions, saying the US won't be satisfied until Iran gives up its entire nuclear program & drew a parallel with Libya's fate.

This suggests an intensifying internal debate within Iran regarding potential nuclear concessions.