Green Route ZA
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Desperately seeking an eco-conscious pathway in South Africa
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Take a slow drive to Kommetjie and Scarborough
Good coffee at Good Riddance and serene coastal spaces
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Slow life in the south is all about slow drives, slowly sipping coffee, and savouring the scent of the ocean.
Happiness is a garden shed to call my own.
Melanie Farrell (@melaniefarrell1)
It makes me so happy that the most popular newsletter of all time on my site is “Every woman needs a shed”.
What is it about a shed that feels so good?
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August 26, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Happiness is a garden shed to call my own.
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The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'
“We need to be talking about some of the worst things that can happen”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“We need to be talking about some of the worst things that can happen”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'
Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts as long as we continue to use gas, oil and coal at our curre...
www.independent.co.uk
August 25, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'
“We need to be talking about some of the worst things that can happen”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“We need to be talking about some of the worst things that can happen”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Climate change: a tornado has destroyed a third of a castle that has stood for over 1000 years.
"There's a huge castle and a third of it is has collapsed - even though these are stones that have stood for 1,000 years," Pierre told Ici Occitanie.
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"There's a huge castle and a third of it is has collapsed - even though these are stones that have stood for 1,000 years," Pierre told Ici Occitanie.
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France tornado: dozens injured and hundreds of homes damaged
The south-western village of Pomas was hardest hit, with hundreds of homes damaged and fifteen people taken to hospital.
www.bbc.com
August 25, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Climate change: a tornado has destroyed a third of a castle that has stood for over 1000 years.
"There's a huge castle and a third of it is has collapsed - even though these are stones that have stood for 1,000 years," Pierre told Ici Occitanie.
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"There's a huge castle and a third of it is has collapsed - even though these are stones that have stood for 1,000 years," Pierre told Ici Occitanie.
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Slow life in the south is all about slow drives, slowly sipping coffee, and savouring the scent of the ocean.
Take a slow drive to Kommetjie and Scarborough
Good coffee at Good Riddance and serene coastal spaces
open.substack.com
August 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Slow life in the south is all about slow drives, slowly sipping coffee, and savouring the scent of the ocean.
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CEO of Toyota just announced their solid state EV battery, with an 1100 mile range, that does not use LITHIUM!
This is epic 😏
This is epic 😏
June 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
CEO of Toyota just announced their solid state EV battery, with an 1100 mile range, that does not use LITHIUM!
This is epic 😏
This is epic 😏
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Heatwaves aren't fun. As millions of Europeans swelter under record-shattering heat and North America faces similar temperatures later this week, civic-minded reporting can literally save lives. buff.ly/UbkwYjY
June 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Heatwaves aren't fun. As millions of Europeans swelter under record-shattering heat and North America faces similar temperatures later this week, civic-minded reporting can literally save lives. buff.ly/UbkwYjY
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“[D]espite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS failed to mention climate even in passing.” #missedconnections
fair.org/home/coverin...
fair.org/home/coverin...
Covering the Impact of Climate Change—Without Mentioning Climate Change
Despite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS on June 23 failed to mention climate even in passing.
fair.org
June 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“[D]espite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS failed to mention climate even in passing.” #missedconnections
fair.org/home/coverin...
fair.org/home/coverin...
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Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?
New research shows that repeated climate disasters can erode trust in government, increase inequality, and reduce people’s willingness to pay taxes.
Strong disaster response can help protect trust.
theconversation.com/can-climate-...
New research shows that repeated climate disasters can erode trust in government, increase inequality, and reduce people’s willingness to pay taxes.
Strong disaster response can help protect trust.
theconversation.com/can-climate-...
Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?
Citizens don’t just respond to disasters. They also respond to how governments manage them.
theconversation.com
June 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?
New research shows that repeated climate disasters can erode trust in government, increase inequality, and reduce people’s willingness to pay taxes.
Strong disaster response can help protect trust.
theconversation.com/can-climate-...
New research shows that repeated climate disasters can erode trust in government, increase inequality, and reduce people’s willingness to pay taxes.
Strong disaster response can help protect trust.
theconversation.com/can-climate-...
Planting out fynbos in the wetlands between Clovelly and Fish Hoek and visiting Noordhoek Art Point's Quiet Wilderness exhibition.
Winter warmers: Kalk Bay's coats of many colours
Planting out fynbos in the wetlands between Clovelly and Fish Hoek and visiting Noordhoek Art Point's Quiet Wilderness exhibition
open.substack.com
June 30, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Planting out fynbos in the wetlands between Clovelly and Fish Hoek and visiting Noordhoek Art Point's Quiet Wilderness exhibition.
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Residents of Thembelihle, south of Johannesburg, have not had reliable access to water for decades.
Read groundup.org.za/article/wate... by Seth Thorne
Read groundup.org.za/article/wate... by Seth Thorne
Water is so close, yet so far for this Joburg neighbourhood
Thembelihle residents struggle daily to get water, but they watch dozens of water tankers fill up and then drive past
groundup.org.za
June 23, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Residents of Thembelihle, south of Johannesburg, have not had reliable access to water for decades.
Read groundup.org.za/article/wate... by Seth Thorne
Read groundup.org.za/article/wate... by Seth Thorne
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Reminder:
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
June 24, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Reminder:
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
-Our farms are no longer yielding
-Heatwaves
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality we must fight.
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"When reality surpasses fiction!
Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming.
Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026… it was not hot enough."
via Climate Alert
Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming.
Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026… it was not hot enough."
via Climate Alert
June 24, 2026 at 4:31 AM
"When reality surpasses fiction!
Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming.
Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026… it was not hot enough."
via Climate Alert
Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming.
Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026… it was not hot enough."
via Climate Alert
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Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week
A study of fires in ice-free regions of western Greenland did not detect any blazes from 1995 to 2007. It then recorded 21 separate events between 2008 and 2020, with major fires in 2017 and 2019.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A study of fires in ice-free regions of western Greenland did not detect any blazes from 1995 to 2007. It then recorded 21 separate events between 2008 and 2020, with major fires in 2017 and 2019.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week
Researchers say it is ‘quite wild’ to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the year
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week
A study of fires in ice-free regions of western Greenland did not detect any blazes from 1995 to 2007. It then recorded 21 separate events between 2008 and 2020, with major fires in 2017 and 2019.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A study of fires in ice-free regions of western Greenland did not detect any blazes from 1995 to 2007. It then recorded 21 separate events between 2008 and 2020, with major fires in 2017 and 2019.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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As the government scrambles to process, verify and deport or repatriate thousands of displaced immigrants in Durban, dozens more people are arriving, hoping to be transported back to Malawi.
Read groundup.org.za/article/chao... by Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Read groundup.org.za/article/chao... by Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Chaos in KZN as immigrants rush to pop-up repatriation sites
A disused government building in Pietermaritzburg has been occupied
groundup.org.za
June 24, 2026 at 7:18 AM
As the government scrambles to process, verify and deport or repatriate thousands of displaced immigrants in Durban, dozens more people are arriving, hoping to be transported back to Malawi.
Read groundup.org.za/article/chao... by Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Read groundup.org.za/article/chao... by Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
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A new temporary repatriation site has been set up at Durban’s Old Drive-In site, and thousands of immigrants have been relocated there from Sherwood.
Read groundup.org.za/article/more... by Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Read groundup.org.za/article/more... by Tsoanelo Sefoloko
More than 7,000 Malawians in Durban have been sent home, says Leon Schreiber
Another 8,000 people are yet to be processed — and more are arriving
groundup.org.za
June 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
A new temporary repatriation site has been set up at Durban’s Old Drive-In site, and thousands of immigrants have been relocated there from Sherwood.
Read groundup.org.za/article/more... by Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Read groundup.org.za/article/more... by Tsoanelo Sefoloko
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Horrible! Unless we take real action to address the Climate Crisis we will only have more of these nightmare scenarios…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Two children found dead in car in France as heatwave hits Europe
Number of countries issue alerts with sustained and rising temperatures expected to present danger to health
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Horrible! Unless we take real action to address the Climate Crisis we will only have more of these nightmare scenarios…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A reminder:
How hot is too hot for humans?
For years, scientists thought people could tolerate up to 35°C (95°F) wet-bulb temperature. But lab tests found healthy young adults start losing the ability to cool themselves at ~31°C (88°F) wet-bulb.
theconversation.com/how-hot-is-t...
How hot is too hot for humans?
For years, scientists thought people could tolerate up to 35°C (95°F) wet-bulb temperature. But lab tests found healthy young adults start losing the ability to cool themselves at ~31°C (88°F) wet-bulb.
theconversation.com/how-hot-is-t...
How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize
New research on young, healthy humans found the body begins overheating when exposed to temperatures and humidity lower than previously believed.
theconversation.com
June 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A reminder:
How hot is too hot for humans?
For years, scientists thought people could tolerate up to 35°C (95°F) wet-bulb temperature. But lab tests found healthy young adults start losing the ability to cool themselves at ~31°C (88°F) wet-bulb.
theconversation.com/how-hot-is-t...
How hot is too hot for humans?
For years, scientists thought people could tolerate up to 35°C (95°F) wet-bulb temperature. But lab tests found healthy young adults start losing the ability to cool themselves at ~31°C (88°F) wet-bulb.
theconversation.com/how-hot-is-t...
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Global heat stress is intensifying on every continent.
👉 More extreme “feels-like” temperatures
👉 Hotter nights warming faster than hotter days
👉~50 extra heat-stress days per year in some regions
👉 Rising exposure driven by both climate change and population growth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 More extreme “feels-like” temperatures
👉 Hotter nights warming faster than hotter days
👉~50 extra heat-stress days per year in some regions
👉 Rising exposure driven by both climate change and population growth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global heat stress intensification and its expanding footprint on the human population - Nature Climate Change
The authors assess global changes in heat stress since 1950, considering daytime extremes, nocturnal heat and compound day–night events. They show multidimensional intensification, with an increased f...
www.nature.com
June 23, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Global heat stress is intensifying on every continent.
👉 More extreme “feels-like” temperatures
👉 Hotter nights warming faster than hotter days
👉~50 extra heat-stress days per year in some regions
👉 Rising exposure driven by both climate change and population growth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 More extreme “feels-like” temperatures
👉 Hotter nights warming faster than hotter days
👉~50 extra heat-stress days per year in some regions
👉 Rising exposure driven by both climate change and population growth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A spontaneous brunch in Kalk Bay at Ohana becomes a spontaneous photo shoot of colourful coats. I swoon over the tufted coats in Catacombes and fall for the melton coats in Jane Valken’s Colours in the Sun. And the vintage tweed in Peasant Clothing will look fabulous on someone.
Winter warmers: Kalk Bay's coats of many colours
Planting out fynbos in the wetlands between Clovelly and Fish Hoek and visiting Noordhoek Art Point's Quiet Wilderness exhibition
open.substack.com
June 23, 2026 at 5:36 AM
A spontaneous brunch in Kalk Bay at Ohana becomes a spontaneous photo shoot of colourful coats. I swoon over the tufted coats in Catacombes and fall for the melton coats in Jane Valken’s Colours in the Sun. And the vintage tweed in Peasant Clothing will look fabulous on someone.
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Schools built by families in the Eastern Cape decades ago have been left to fall into ruin, leaving children to learn in crumbling mud classrooms, leaking prefabricated structures and unsafe buildings.
Read groundup.org.za/article/east... by Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Read groundup.org.za/article/east... by Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Schools built by Eastern Cape families in the 1980s have been left to ruin
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools
groundup.org.za
May 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Schools built by families in the Eastern Cape decades ago have been left to fall into ruin, leaving children to learn in crumbling mud classrooms, leaking prefabricated structures and unsafe buildings.
Read groundup.org.za/article/east... by Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Read groundup.org.za/article/east... by Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
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Seabirds are running out of ocean.
Unlike many marine animals, seabirds don’t reduce body mass to survive climate change, they’re forced to disperse farther as their habitats disappear.
By 2100, over 70% of species could lose huge parts of their range.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Unlike many marine animals, seabirds don’t reduce body mass to survive climate change, they’re forced to disperse farther as their habitats disappear.
By 2100, over 70% of species could lose huge parts of their range.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Seabird range contraction and dispersal under climate change - Nature Climate Change
The authors reconstruct historical seabird dispersal routes, showing that birds responded to temperature shifts by changes in range size rather than body mass. These trends are projected to persist, w...
www.nature.com
May 20, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Seabirds are running out of ocean.
Unlike many marine animals, seabirds don’t reduce body mass to survive climate change, they’re forced to disperse farther as their habitats disappear.
By 2100, over 70% of species could lose huge parts of their range.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Unlike many marine animals, seabirds don’t reduce body mass to survive climate change, they’re forced to disperse farther as their habitats disappear.
By 2100, over 70% of species could lose huge parts of their range.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This week we’re starting in Simondium, near Paarl, at Barn & Werf, with some window shopping and plant pottering. Glad we got to do this before the wild weather hit us.
A wintry wander
Antiques in a barn, coffee, cake, and climate chats
melaniefarrell.substack.com
May 20, 2026 at 5:20 AM
This week we’re starting in Simondium, near Paarl, at Barn & Werf, with some window shopping and plant pottering. Glad we got to do this before the wild weather hit us.