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Margaret, 22, London
Occupation Trainee accountant and part-time arts producer
Continue reading...As wildfires rage across Europe and Britain swelters through its hottest summer on record, literary fiction has a vital role to play in capturing the severe consequences of climate crisis
Earlier this summer, I travelled through Europe on a book tour. Everywhere I went, the heat broke records. In Italy, Germany and Spain, I sought refuge from the afternoon sun in air-conditioned hotels. In normally temperate Zurich, it averaged 37 degrees. I jumped into the Limmat for relief. On my final day in Warsaw, Poland had never been hotter – one of 14 countries to hit a historic high. In June, when I left to return to the US, Europe was scorching. At the end of July, as I write this, it is burning.
Since the heatwaves began, there have been more than 10,000 excess deaths. Yet for many, myself included, the high temperatures brought nothing more than inconvenience – uncomfortable commutes, heat rash, less time outdoors. This seems to be a defining feature of today’s climate crisis; deadly for some, banal for others. Even when the world is on fire, it somehow doesn’t feel like an emergency for everyone.
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Andrew Geldart, 65, retired engineer, Cornwall
Continue reading...Heet demografisch hangijzer momenteel: de zuidgrens van het Avondland. De Spaanse exclave Ceuta werd eind juli bestormd door duizenden asielzoekers, voornamelijk Sub-Saharisch, van wie een deel nu op de Spaanse stranden verblijft zonder daarvoor een TUI-arrangement te hebben geboekt. Een nieuwe intocht stond op de rol voor zaterdag, gisteren, maar door ingrijpen van de Marokkaanse (nu wel) en Spaanse politie en grenswachten bleven de hekken overeind. Op beelden is wel te zien dat de situatie uitermate gespannen is: duizenden asielzoekers staan te kloppen op de poort in een helse heksenketel die elk moment (weer) kan ontploffen. De asielzoekers die al wel in Ceuta zijn beland maken er alvast een potje van: de Guardia Civil meldt sinds de bestorming eind juli al VIJFTIEN verkrachtingen, zo tekent de Spaanse kwaliteitskrant El Mundo op. Zo probeerden drie knakkers, vermoedelijk broers, een meisje van TIEN JAAR OUD te misbruiken. In Nederland zouden we dan zeggen: niet alle mannen, maar wel altijd mannen. Wat een toestand.
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Camera: Leica M6
Lens: Leica Summicron 2/35 ASPH
Film: Ilford XP2 Super
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Today(16/08/26) afternoon at my village(Tallawong) cloudy, Sydney, Australia.
God will be with you.
