not scepticism, but a decline in attention. He also vows to give up punching hippies in future (shame!) Intermón Oxfam in Spain is managing the research component of a project with the delightful name of SUNRAY “Sustainable Nutrition Research for Africa in the Years to come”. They have a call for research papers to identify how environmental changes will impact on nutrition in Africa and the challenges for future research. If you’re interested, click here, or visit www.sunrayafrica.co.za. ‘Suddenly we’re faced with a challenge on the scale of the urban crime epidemic or a major war. What’s the culprit here? No less than a sudden, terrifying upsurge in victimization by extreme weather events – floods, extreme temperatures, wind storms, droughts, and an associated epidemic of wild fires. In 1980, fewer than 10,000 Americans were affected by these events in an average year. This climbed to 100,000 per year by 2000 and, unbelievably, nearly 2,000,000 per year by 2008.’ David Wheeler shows how climate change is coming home to America. “A green politics has to be thinking passionately about zones of creativity and innovation for human beings, as well as the constraints and duties of low-carbon living. Otherwise the transformative dimension of our own nature will end up repressed and frustrated.” Pat Kane disagrees with the hair shirtists. What is the one item you would save from a flood? Martin Parr compares the answers from a sample of people from teh UK and Vietnam Climate scientist rappers v deniers ….. Hilarious and heartfelt (if foul mouthed) rap attack from Australia’s frustrated climatologists [h/t John Magrath] ]]>