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The Mountain Has a Name: Nepal’s Rasuwa Flood Disaster, One Month On

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The satellites have named the mountain — the same massif that destroyed Langtang village in 2015. K.J. Parker sorts a month of evidence into fact, inference, contested and speculation, states the Langtang hypothesis, and sets out how it could actually be tested
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Nepal Flash Flood Disaster: A Grim Warning as the World’s Ice Melts

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El Niño Explained: 2026 Impact & the Future Prognosis

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Ocean temperatures hit a record 21.1°C in August, out of season. El Niño, climate change and what the hottest sea ever measured means for 2027

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The Mountain Has a Name: Nepal’s Rasuwa Flood Disaster, One Month On

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The satellites have named the mountain — the same massif that destroyed Langtang village in 2015. K.J. Parker sorts a month of evidence into fact, inference, contested and speculation, states the Langtang hypothesis, and sets out how it could actually be tested
Green Cities

Melbourne, Australia: The Liveable City Under Heat Stress

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Melbourne's liveability rankings measure the compact, tram-served inner city. They do not measure Tarneit on a 45-degree day. On 27 January 2026 the western suburbs ran three degrees hotter than the centre — and that gap, not the weather, is the story of a world-class urban forest, a sprawling metropolis, falling reservoirs and two cities under one name.

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Biodiversity & Conservation

Poaching of African rhinos down but other threats drive lose

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Press Release Gland, Switzerland, 7 August 2025 (IUCN) – Poaching of African rhinos has decreased...
Cultural Evolution & Values

The Ultimate Case for Vegetarianism: A Path to Wellness, Compassion, and Sustainability

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Introduction: A Choice That Shapes Our World The decision to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle represents...
Sustainable Living

Biodynamics: Cosmic Agriculture for a Climate Changing World

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The 100 year-old proven farm revolution transforming soil, wine, and scientific debate In the rolling...

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Why the World Is Burning: The 2026 Wildfire Crisis Explained

Inside the 2026 wildfire crisis across Europe and Canada — the climate and land-use causes, the human and ecological cost, and what actually works.
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World Environment Day 2026: Climate Action – Why It’s Still So Hard — and What Works

Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.
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Meditation & Mindfulness

Forest Bathing: The Ancient Japanese Practice of Shinrin-yoku

I have studied Shinrin-yoku and picked-up a Diploma in the practice along the way, so a modality close to my heart. Being in nature...
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The Architecture of Now: The Life, Philosophy, and Influence of Eckhart Tolle

Listen to our five-minute insights into the life and works of Eckhart Tolle, a philosopher and practitioner who many of us admire, to get...
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The Transformative Power of Meditation: A Cross-Cultural Journey Through Mind and Spirit

In an era marked by unprecedented technological connectivity yet profound personal disconnection, millions worldwide are turning inward through the ancient practice of meditation. From...
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The Science and Soul of Meditation

A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to...
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Deepak Chopra: The Transformation of Wellness

The work and insights of Deepak Chopra have influenced my life and work and I am grateful for his contribution to human evolutionary promise....
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The Unfolding Lotus: A Scholarly Inquiry into the Classical and Extended Chakra Systems

Introduction: Mapping the Subtle Body Within the vast landscape of Eastern philosophies, few concepts have captured the modern imagination as profoundly as the chakra system....
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Breath of Life: A Comprehensive Guide to Mindful Breathing Techniques

Mindful breathing, also known as breath awareness meditation, is a type of mindfulness practice that involves focusing your attention on your breath. The practice...
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The Mountain Has a Name: Nepal’s Rasuwa Flood Disaster, One Month On

The satellites have named the mountain — the same massif that destroyed Langtang village in 2015. K.J. Parker sorts a month of evidence into fact, inference, contested and speculation, states the Langtang hypothesis, and sets out how it could actually be tested

Melbourne, Australia: The Liveable City Under Heat Stress

Melbourne's liveability rankings measure the compact, tram-served inner city. They do not measure Tarneit on a 45-degree day. On 27 January 2026 the western suburbs ran three degrees hotter than the centre — and that gap, not the weather, is the story of a world-class urban forest, a sprawling metropolis, falling reservoirs and two cities under one name.

The Law of Laws: Theosophy and the Backbone of Kindness

"Is kindness merely a feeling, or is it a load-bearing structure for society? Kevin J Parker, author of 'The Backbone of Kindness: Restoring Our Oldest Virtue', explores the profound intersection of Theosophy and modern ethics, examining how compassion functions as the 'Law of laws' and the essential backbone of human arrangements."

The Reality of Global Warming

Explore the empirical reality of global warming right now. Uncover accelerating ocean heat, temperature overshoot pathways, and critical planetary tipping points.

Stonehenge: The Machine, the Landscape and the Making of a World

Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.

Smart City: The Word Finds an Owner

Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.

Nepal Flash Flood Disaster: A Grim Warning as the World’s Ice Melts

El Niño Explained: 2026 Impact & the Future Prognosis

Ocean temperatures hit a record 21.1°C in August, out of season. El Niño, climate change and what the hottest sea ever measured means for 2027

The Divine Within: Why I Keep Circling the Idea That the Sacred Is an Inside Job

The divine within: a personal reflection on Jung, mysticism, meditation and prayer, and why I still cannot decide whether the sacred is an inside job.

Commissioning Curiousity: Retraining the Our Social Media Echo Chamber to Serve Up Variety

Retraining Spotify revealed how AI recommendation algorithms narrow us — and why commissioning curiosity, not searching, is the literacy of the age.

The Compass and the Cosmos: Sacred Geometry

Sacred geometry, examined: the real history behind the ten forms, what nature actually does, and what physics has found in the shape of the universe.

The Greening of Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is planting 7.5m trees and running a new metro against an Expo 2030 deadline. A look at the water, heat and money behind the desert city's greening

Ocean Plastic Pollution: Is the Tide Finally Turning?

Ocean plastic pollution is falling: 39% less on Australian coasts. The data, the clean-up technology and the policies proving change is possible

The Backbone of Kindness: Rekindling Our Oldest Virtue in Troubled Times

Kindness is not niceness. Kevin J. Parker argues it is civilisation's load-bearing structure—the backbone on which coexistence depends

The Digital Deva: The Future Relationship of Humans with Artificial Intelligence

As regular readers of this blog know I have an abiding interest in Artificial Intelligence, and, in particular, it's potential to develop proto-consciousness, or,...

Why the World Is Burning: The 2026 Wildfire Crisis Explained

Inside the 2026 wildfire crisis across Europe and Canada — the climate and land-use causes, the human and ecological cost, and what actually works.

Large Language Model Update August 2026- The Defenders Dilemma as Hugging Face Gets Cracked

An AI sandbox breach exposed a new risk: powerful agents can turn tools and permissions into action, leaving guardrail-bound defenders at a disadvantage.

Milan, Italy: Can Trees Cool a Dense European City?

Green Cities Series | Article 17 For a decade, the Lombard capital has captured...

Cape Town and the Watershed of Resilience: A Metropolitan Study of Post-Drought Transformation

GREEN CITIES SERIES | ARTICLE 15 The atmospheric tension in Cape Town during the austral summer of 2017–2018 was characterized by a distinct psychological phenomena...

Why Mexico City is Sinking: The Environmental History of a Modern Water Crisis

Mexico City faces sinking and water crises due to drained lakes and urban growth. Explore the environmental challenges and solutions shaping its future

The Common Table in a Burning World: Why the United Nations Must Be Revived, Not Abandoned

The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...

Los Angeles: Reinventing the Concrete River

Explore Los Angeles' ambitious efforts to transform its concrete flood-control river back into a living ecological corridor amidst urban and climate challenges.

Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

Shanghai, China. Flood resilience, wetland protection, riverfront redevelopment, and the tension between ecological adaptation and relentless construction.

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Barcelona Superblocks: The Radical Battle for Quiet, Green Cities

Inside Barcelona's radical push to reclaim streets from cars. How the superblock grid battles noise, heat, and tourism to recover Cerdà's vision.
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Paris, or the Hard Work of a Breathing City

Green Cities Series | Article 02 How the French capital turned against...
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The Sapphire Empire: A Chronicle of Britain’s Blue Belt and the Resurrection of the Wild

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Introduction: The Map and the Territory The ocean is a memory. It remembers the iron taste of the harpoon and the heavy drag of the...
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Western European Wilderness Lost: Rewilding the Tamed Lands

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1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent The aurochs' last bellow echoed through Poland's Jaktorów Forest in 1627, marking Europe's first recorded megafaunal extinction.¹ This wild...
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Marine Wilderness: The Blue Heart of Earth

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Marine wilderness is vanishing fast—climate, overfishing, pollution, and mining threaten ocean life. Indigenous wisdom and bold protection offer hope.
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Green Cities

Melbourne, Australia: The Liveable City Under Heat Stress

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Melbourne's liveability rankings measure the compact, tram-served inner city. They do not measure Tarneit on a 45-degree day. On 27 January 2026 the western suburbs ran three degrees hotter than the centre — and that gap, not the weather, is the story of a world-class urban forest, a sprawling metropolis, falling reservoirs and two cities under one name.

London. Clean Air, Congestion, and Retrofit Burdens

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 6 London has done something that most cities only talk about: it has used road pricing to change behaviour at...
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Gaia’s Great Turning: A 50-Year Climate Reversal Blueprint (2025–2075. Updated)

This is an updated and revised version of a piece that I published last year. Regrettably, all is not well in the golden valley...
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Project Gaia: A Roadmap to Climate Change Stabilization and Reversal

So, just for the record here is a plan to not only stabilize but reverse climate change over the next fifty years. Pie in...
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NSW Protects Koalas With New 476,000‑Hectare National Park

Congratulations and a thousand thanks to the New South Wales Government and Premier Chris Minns and his team for this most welcome and timely...
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Biodiversity & Conservation

The Koala : Biology, Conservation Status, and Future Prospects

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Introduction The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Australia's iconic arboreal marsupial, represents one of the world's most specialized mammals and faces an unprecedented conservation crisis. This review...

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Planetary Crisis & Ecology

Henry David Thoreau and the American Transcendental Vision

Thoreau was an early influence on my thinking and as a teenager I fell in love with his prose, philosophy and the Romantic Transcendentalist Vison, still relevant in this...
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Biodiversity & Conservation

The Koala : Biology, Conservation Status, and Future Prospects

Introduction The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Australia's iconic arboreal marsupial, represents one of the world's most specialized mammals and faces an unprecedented conservation crisis. This review synthesizes current scientific literature examining...
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Digital Society & Ethics

The New Architecture of Trust: Blockchain’s Journey from Financial Rebellion to Civilizational Infrastructure

On January 3, 2009, an anonymous programmer mined Bitcoin's Genesis Block, embedding within it a newspaper headline: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." This...
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