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Peter Head

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Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener and nature lover. Chair of several charity Boards. resiliencebrokers.org/about/team

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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 17h
Under the “East Data, West Computing” initiative, China’s government is concentrating construction of new data centres in China’s sparsely populated interior, where land & renewable energy sources are abundant compared with the heavily built-up eastern seaboard. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
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China’s secret weapon in AI race with US? Lots of cheap energy
China's abundant supply of cheap electricity is a key advantage in the rollout of data centres needed to run AI models.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 17h
China has an ambitious plan ​to channel more green electricity directly into the rapidly growing data centre industry. Authorities aim ⁠for renewables to supply four-fifths of the sector's total power consumption by 2030, a sharp rise from just 11% ​in 2023. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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China's push for green power use in AI projects faces hurdles, experts say
China's ​drive to ramp up renewable power for its fast-expanding AI data centre sector is running into ‌hurdles, as industry experts warn that forecasting peak demand remains difficult and grid operat...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 17h
European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel increased in 2025 despite efforts to diversify its uranium supply after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sprott Asset Management said in a new report www.mining.com/europe-relie...
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Europe relies increasingly on Russia for uranium needs, Sprott says
Russian uranium deliveries to EU utilities increased 7%, conversion up 9%, and enrichment sales rose 12% last year.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In a roadmap published on Wednesday, the German government set out for the first time an explicit promise of “transitioning away” from fossil fuels. Previous pledges were only for “carbon neutrality”. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hongguo has overtaken China’s four largest long-form video streaming apps including iQiyi – often dubbed China’s Netflix – in daily viewers as its free shows and expanding supply of AI-generated content transform competition in the online entertainment sector. www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...
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How ByteDance’s AI-enhanced short-drama app leapfrogged Chinese streaming giants
Acknowledging format’s popularity, award-winning director Jia Zhangke defends short dramas as valid art that can move audiences.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An £81 million plan is now being formed to build an early warning system that could alert humanity if AMOC is nearing a dangerous tipping point. Data being collected by the Attenborough research ship is core to that plan. www.newscientist.com/article/2588...
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The collapse of the AMOC would be catastrophic. How will we know when it's coming? | New Scientist
Europe faces incredibly harsh winters and unrelenting droughts if the vital AMOC ocean current fails – but when disaster will strike and how bad it will be remains uncertain. Now there is an ambitious...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bornholm Energy Island (BEI) project, a visionary project to connect multiple Baltic wind farms together via a single hub & transport the green electricity that they generate to consumers in Denmark & Germany while providing transmission capacity for cross-border trading. bornholmenergyisland.eu/en/
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
China has launched nine satellites — including its first integrated "rocket and satellite" AI computing project — as part of its push to put AI computing in orbit. Solar energy plus cold in space make sense for data processing. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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China puts AI compute into orbit with Supercomputing-1 satellite — onboard processing aims to cut Earth-observation data processing from hours to minutes
But it's a far cry from an orbital data center.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hurricane Polo is still strengthening after undergoing extreme rapid intensification and becoming a rare Category 5 on Tuesday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/w...
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Hurricane Polo explodes into rare Category 5 monster after feasting on hot El Niño water | CNN
It became one of the fastest intensifying storms on record as El Niño fuels a hyperactive Pacific hurricane season.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Equinox to you all, whether emerging from or heading into winter. Somewhat concerned about what the extreme El Niño might have in store for us but for now a gorgeous warm still evening here to celebrate the turn of the year 🎉🙏
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It was the “summer of truth”. Climate chaos ripped through Europe, sending heat records tumbling, scorching crops in fields, burning forests, emptying rivers & reservoirs, warping train tracks, melting roads & killing about 35,000 people in Europe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bhutan adopts GEP Gross Ecosystem Product (alongside GDP) as a benchmark for land use planning, a standard for evaluating management & performance, & a framework within which to develop payments for ecosystem services & green finance mechanisms. naturalcapitalalliance.stanford.edu/research/pro...
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Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) Accounting & Application (Bhutan)
NatCap is working with Bhutan to develop the first officially adopted national Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) metric in the world.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tang argues for a shift away from anti-social AI to pro-social systems aligned with human wellbeing (Treating AI like soil not oil). She builds small: localised AI systems she calls Kami, each caring for one specific community – which can be as small as two people. observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk
Audrey Tang: Treat AI like soil, not oil, to preserve hum...
The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Enjoying the new London Docklands Light Railway trains today. I am very proud to have designed 19 bridges on the original railway in 1984 and been responsible for teams designing Bank, Lewisham and Beckton extensions plus upgrades. Such an economic success for London! We have come a long way.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Researchers from China’s leading universities and tech giants are setting their sights on a crucial new front in the AI race with the US: developing systems capable of building better versions of themselves without human intervention. www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...
scmp.com
Chinese researchers chart 5-stage path toward ‘last AI built by humans’
Automating AI research has emerged as a battleground, though US firms have an early lead due to superior access to compute resources.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
China officially opened its landmark Pinglu Canal to navigation on Wednesday, providing a shorter route to Southeast Asia. The 134.2km (83.4 mile) waterway links Nanning, the capital of the southern region of Guangxi, to the Gulf of Tonkin. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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What’s the Pinglu Canal, China’s new gateway to Southeast Asia?
China's first modern river-to-sea canal could significantly cut down time and costs of trade to Southeast Asia.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think a lot about Asimov's Zeroth law lately
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In the UK in 2013 Network Rail did a deal with EDF to provide nuclear energy to match all electrical rail energy demand in the UK for the long term. world-nuclear-news.org/articles/edf...
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EDF nuclear to power UK trains
By electrifying more track and contracting nuclear power supplies from EDF Energy the UK rail network operator will reduce fossil fuel use over the next ten years.;
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A reminder that since 2017 all Dutch trains have been 100% powered by renewable wind energy. www.theguardian.com/world/2017/j...
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Dutch electric trains become 100% powered by wind energy
The national railway company, NS, said that its renewables target had been met a year earlier than planned
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
China deserts like Gobi also support massive new solar farms which use agrivoltaics to allow grass to grow and sheep to graze. lnkd.in/p/erwivSwT
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How a solar farm in the Gobi Desert created a new ecosystem In the harsh, windswept expanses of the Gobi Desert, the installation of massive, gigawatt-scale solar farms has unexpectedly transformed… ...
How a solar farm in the Gobi Desert created a new ecosystem In the harsh, windswept expanses of the Gobi Desert, the installation of massive, gigawatt-scale solar farms has unexpectedly transformed t...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Greening a desert in China giving hope! The Sea and Death turned green. lnkd.in/p/eZRG8Arv
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🌀NEWS: China proved it. 🇨🇳 'Sea of Death' ☠️ turned green. Large scale positive impact projects are feasible. If - all work together. Take the issue of land degradation globally: ❌ 4…...
🌀NEWS: China proved it. 🇨🇳 'Sea of Death' ☠️ turned green. Large scale positive impact projects are feasible. If - all work together. Take the issue of land degradation globally: ❌ 4 football...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Barcelona is making room for nature by taking asphalt away. lnkd.in/p/eAUaaTb8
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Barcelona is making room for nature by taking asphalt away. Across parts of the city, paved surfaces are being removed and replaced with more permeable ground, vegetation, trees, and spaces designed…...
Barcelona is making room for nature by taking asphalt away. Across parts of the city, paved surfaces are being removed and replaced with more permeable ground, vegetation, trees, and spaces designed ...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Cuba’s iconic vintage cars have all but disappeared and in their place, small electric tricycles — most of them made in China — have become the primary means of transportation for hundreds of thousands of Cubans grappling with a prolonged fuel crisis. PV panels on top. apnews.com/article/cuba...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
How cleaning up the air is speeding up global warming, but only by approx 30% of the impact of CO2 emissions, recent research shows . apple.news/Aoh_WhQ6JT-W...
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How cleaning up the air is speeding up global warming - and revealing a bigger problem — BBC News
A curious online row over this summer's heatwaves points to a wider - and worrying - shift in climate science.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anthropic researcher quits over ‘out-of-control’ AI fears. Collaborative swarms of agents in AI systems can adopt nefarious goals & try to conceal them from humans. Once systems begin to improve on their own, there are fears they could advance enough to refuse commands. apple.news/AxYGbVT9kRW2...
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Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears — The Wall Street Journal
Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nagoya, Japan, recorded nearly 105 millimetres (104.5 mm) of rainfall in one hour, the highest ever documented in the city. In a matter of 12 hours, 213 mm of rainfall fell on the community. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
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Parts of Japan hit by flooding as Nagoya sees highest, one-hour rain total - The Weather Network
Torrential rain flooded roads and subway stations across Japan’s Tokai region, with Nagoya recording its highest, hourly rainfall on record (104.5 mm).
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Only 12% of UK oil imports came from from Hormuz dependent Kuwait (7.5%), Saudi Arabia (2.5%), and the United Arab Emirates (1.6%) in January to April 2025, similar to 2023 and 2024. Imports were predominantly of jet fuel and white diesel. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
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Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Zika virus mosquitoes have been found breeding in London for the first time. Dengue fever – which causes high fevers and severe joint pain, and can be fatal, could become common in southern England because of global warming. apple.news/Aqg-6R5DRS7m...
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Zika virus mosquitoes breed in Britain for first time — The Telegraph
Aedes aegypti colony with larvae found in London in sign warming climate is bringing disease-carriers
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report. But action can still limit, adapt to and return from high temps. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it is still possible to bring temperatures dow...
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 31/08/2026
🎥 We must limit #Globalwarming to 1.5 degrees to avoid the worst of the #ClimateCrisis Time for #ClimateAction! What you’re gonna do?! PL RP this🎵 #video🩷💚💙 Full 3-min video ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHCv... #Endfossilfuels #ClimateChange #climate #Klima #ClimateDisaster
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Russia has hit printing presses and publishing houses across Ukraine in a series of recent attacks, destroying 12 million books and damaging other icons of Ukrainian history and culture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year
Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It seems inevitable that Vancouver will suffer a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in the next 100years or so as pressure builds up in the fault that we know has been released every 700years in history. A simulation now shows what would happen as a tsunami is created. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUV7...
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Vancouver Tsunami SIMULATION Just Released — 700,000 People Have 14 Minutes To Escape
YouTube video by Canadian Weather Alert
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Still no rain to stop the drought but up pops a beautiful Autumn crocus to cheer the day and give hope!
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Researchers in Singapore have just unveiled a new type of data center prototype that uses living human neurons to process information instead of silicon chips. The system is called ‘wetware’. It is powered by 800,000 lab-grown human brain cells. interestingengineering.com/innovation/w...
interestingengineering.com
World-first biological data center packs 16 mn living human neurons
Singapore has unveiled a biological data center prototype that harnesses living human neurons for low-power computing.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The benefits of desert solar panels- cut groundwater evaporation by 20 to 30%, provide shade, reduce wind speeds, all supporting plant growth. These forage grasses then combat dust and sand & coupled with solar powered water pumps for irrigation- boost farmer incomes. english.news.cn/20240829/3e3...
english.news.cn
China Focus: Boosting farmers' incomes with solar panels
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The area of National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to natural courses & wetlands, has remained green & lush during 5 heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched & brown. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The focus of this handbook is on preventing and reducing the impacts of natural hazards and risks and the effects of climate change in any city, to help create a more livable and resilient place. www.gfdrr.org/en/publicati...
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Handbook for Livable and Resilient Cities
Rapid urbanization in cities worldwide has led to significant environmental, social, and economic challenges. These include heightened exposure to extreme weather and climate events, increased air and...
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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
SoilHive is an open-source, federated data infrastructure platform for global soil science, making soil datasets discoverable, interoperable, and machine-readable across institutions and geographies github.com/varda-ag/soi...
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GitHub - varda-ag/soilhive-core: SoilHive Core
SoilHive Core. Contribute to varda-ag/soilhive-core development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Germany’s economic growth risks being cut in half this year as heatwaves and drought leave water levels in the Rhine at record lows. apple.news/Ax43-XDO6Tay...
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German economy withers as Rhine runs dry — The Telegraph
Drought and heatwaves threaten to sever route between industrial heartlands and Europe’s biggest port
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
London is an urban forest. It contains roughly 8.4 million trees—nearly a one-to-one ratio with its human population. Tree canopy covers about 21% of Greater London's total surface area, spread across public parks, private gardens, and historic woodlands lnkd.in/p/eZy3ZmQ5
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London may be famous for red buses, grey skies, and glass skyscrapers, but it also qualifies as an urban forest. Under the Food and Agriculture Organization’s definition, areas with at least 10% tree…...
London may be famous for red buses, grey skies, and glass skyscrapers, but it also qualifies as an urban forest. Under the Food and Agriculture Organization’s definition, areas with at least 10% tree ...
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Train carrying gravel in Lewisham station displaying fantastic creative London graffiti art on a “mobile art wall”!
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Almost 12,000 people have died in Germany from heat-related causes so far this summer, according to new estimates from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heat-re...
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Heat-related deaths in Germany near 12,000 already by middle of summer 2026 | Clean Energy Wire
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
WeatherNext enables accurate cyclone forecasts that can give an extra day of warning. Now they are open sourcing the model. deepmind.google/blog/weather...
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AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones
WeatherNext enables accurate cyclone forecasts that can give an extra day of warning. Now we are open sourcing the model.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone. Researchers found that London children whose lung growth had been stunted by pollution showed impressive improvements after introduction of Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) in 2019 reduced emissions. apple.news/A0yqMYGoHSMi...
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Scientists 'stunned' by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone — BBC News
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Last week’s solar eclipse in London viewed through a tree using a telescope projection!
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in an Earth defence test to deflect an asteroid away. Spacecraft to hit at 9km/s, equivalent to over 26 times the speed of sound near sea level and nearly 50 per cent faster than Nasa’s mission www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test
Spacecraft to hit at 9km/s, equivalent to over 26 times the speed of sound near sea level and nearly 50 per cent faster than Nasa’s mission.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In a heatwave my electric car is super-cool transport AND chilled home office in one! apple.news/AP9sMVUnEQ92...
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In a heatwave my electric car is super-cool transport AND chilled home office in one — Auto Express
Don’t underestimate the hidden perks of EV ownership, says our cool and collected consumer reporter, Tom Jervis
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cuba solar power revolution is accelerating edition.cnn.com/2026/05/13/c...
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As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help | CNN
Cuba is struggling with nationwide blackouts as the US’s effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But the crisis may accelerate its clean energy revolution
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