Clive Simpson

France and Spain hit by red weather warnings as Europe burns in 44C heatwave France has only issued a red alert eight times in the past 20 years as it experiences soaring temperatures

France and Spain hit by red weather warnings as Europe burns in 44C heat. And people still joke that "it's only summer". www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

Saying goodbye to my favorite astronaut

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Saying goodbye to my favorite astronaut

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The people who brought you Brexit on a promise of ‘control’ now threaten civil unrest and frothing racism as govt policy…
For love of god can we just stop listening to anything they have to say. They represent nothing but inadequacy and failure. Surely our country can do better than this.

Scientists launch coordinated response after Trump admin attempts to wipe credible climate research off the record | CNN Dozens of climate scientists responsible for authoring or contributing research to hundreds of peer-reviewed studies are launching a coordinated response to a Trump administration report that casts do...

Good for them. Just don't stand near any hotel balconies.
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RIP Jim Lovell astronaut who flew four missions, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13, who has passed away aged 97. A true rocket man.

Scientists launch coordinated response after Trump admin attempts to wipe credible climate research off the record | CNN Dozens of climate scientists responsible for authoring or contributing research to hundreds of peer-reviewed studies are launching a coordinated response to a Trump administration report that casts do...

Good for them. Just don't stand near any hotel balconies.
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The Cure by Eve Smith: deadly secrets and dystopian fears Eve Smith's new novel The Cure shows us a future where science has found a cure for ageing, with catastrophic consequences

#Booksky
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Climate change and drought blamed for "unprecedented" fire in southern France. - Noticias Ambientales An unprecedented forest fire in the south of France, near the border with Catalonia, has been classified as the largest in the country since 1949. This

Climate change and drought blamed for "unprecedented" fire in southern France. noticiasambientales.com/environment-... #ClimateCrisis #Heatwave #Drought #Wildfire #Ribaute #Aude #France #Europe

Why Reform UK’s conspiracism should worry you Reform UK appear to embrace conspiracism as an ideology to gain power but it brings an underlying threat to UK democracy

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Elon Musk claims we'll have 20,000,000,000 humanoid robots very soon Elon Musk predicted the future of humanoid robots while speaking at a Tesla meeting and claimed that we will have 20 billion of these robots soon

That means more than two robots for everyone on Earth.
Nvidia also unveiled fully humanoid robots set to rival Tesla’s Optimus robot.
And OpenAI which has joined hands with Microsoft, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos are to develop human-like robots
#AI
#TheSentientOnes

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Reform Ltd (Tice, Jenkins, etc) once again playing fast and loose with the truth. At LORE campaign launch they claimed solar farms could cover as much as 100 sq miles of #Lincolnshire farmland. Local media should fact check such claims - the real figure closer to just 30 sq miles.

Brexit has been a resounding disaster. Starmer must find the courage to change course | Ed Davey Poll after poll shows most voters think leaving the EU has been a failure. Closer ties with Europe would bring huge rewards, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

Brexit is way past its sell by date and people across the UK should be given the opportunity to put right this costly mistake.
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The resilience test: is the UK prepared for more heatwaves? As the UK swelters in an ever-increasing number of heatwaves with record temperatures, building resilience to their impact becomes critical

The resilience test: is the UK prepared for more heatwaves? centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

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Absolutely! Speculative fiction often reflects our reality. As Asimov said, "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." 🪐📚 #SciFi #FloodWatersDown What

Too, too, little - far, far, too late

Like previous UK governmentts - and most others around the world - this one just hasn't a clue about the devastating #climate storm that is set to overwhelm society and economy in the next couple of decades

The counties of Lincolnshire and Norfolk will be among the worst affected by the coming sea floods. Speculative fiction novels based on science can increasingly address real human impacts that might be just around the corner.
#TheSentientOnes
#FloodWatersDown

AI singularity may come in 2027 with artificial 'super intelligence' sooner than we think, says top scientist We could build an AI that demonstrates generalized, human-level intelligence within three to eight years — which may open the door to a "super intelligence" in a very short space of time.

Human-level intelligence #AGI could be within 3 to 8 years — opening the door to "super intelligence"
#AGI may rewrite its own code, evolve into a super intelligence #ASI more intelligent than human civilization combined.
#TheSentientOnes

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Billions needed for failing flood defences on Lincolnshire coast A breach could leave Lincolnshire communities under several feet of water, officials have warned.

The warnings keep coming.

This BBC piece echoes the world of my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown - a future-history thriller set in the flooded Fens, where survival and resistance play out in a land abandoned to climate collapse.

Fiction - but now uncomfortably close.
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Where data meets dystopia Topical comment and travel writing

A subject close to my own heart and professional interests.

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Climate scepticism is a killer Topical comment and travel writing

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Space Station Crew-11 astronauts set for launch

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President Trump's visit to the UK was a masterclass in pontification. From his golf course cheating to his unchallenged interference in UK & European domestic policies, it was like a bizarre reality TV show where the Pied Piper constantly called the tune.

Tsunami alerts from Japan to the US after powerful earthquake sparks warnings across Pacific Shallow magnitude 8.8 quake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula provoking warnings as far away as New Zealand and California

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President Obesity isn’t the world leader he thinks he is.

Lovely to meet up with indie publisher @tarynleejohnston.bsky.social in Lincoln today to hear about her exciting venture NovoBooks, a new kind of publishing platform for authors and service providers. More info soon! #writingcommunity #author #booksky

Climate scepticism is a killer Topical comment and travel writing

"What we’re seeing isn’t a few keyboard cynics. It’s a growing climate indifference – a conditioned reflex to ignore or downplay events that no longer feel shocking."

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Climate scepticism is a killer Topical comment and travel writing

"What we’re seeing isn’t a few keyboard cynics. It’s a growing climate indifference – a conditioned reflex to ignore or downplay events that no longer feel shocking."

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That afternoon, the climate crisis knocked on my door - Greenpeace Southeast Asia Floods that we usually only see on our phone and television screens are now happening to us.

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you’re the one filming it.”
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

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