Impending Hurricane Harvey and Museum Mammoths

Egyptian Geese on the River Ouse

Whilst President Trumps can ignore global warming, he won't be able to ignore Hurricane Harvey, which is about to hit Texas with strong winds, a possible storm surge and anticipated rainfall up to 900 mm/25 to 35 inches of rain with resultant flooding. Indeed, he has already sent a message of "Good luck" and "Be strong/Be safe" (it was hard to tell over Helicopter noise as he set off for Camp David).

It is the hurricane season and, as an isolated incident, you cannot attribute its effects to global warming. What global warming does do is increase the amount of rain likely to fall on average, increase the likely severity of storms and also increase flood risk as the sea levels are gradually rising. The President was due to visit Texas next week.

Brexit quietly bubbling with EU accusing UK of "magical thinking" and warning not to use Northern Ireland borders as bargaining tool. In the Express and EU expert claims that the EU does not take UK seriously. EU applications for UK citizenship up 80%. 

The sun shone in Cambridgeshire as I cycled again to Longstanton and then took guided bus to St Ives. Ripped my trousers over knee on the bus and managed to buy new extra long trousers, normally a difficult option on UK high streets. Jane came up later to visit Norris Museum, which had another activity day for young children, this time on my favourite subject, Mammoths. Managed to cycle the distance to and from Longstanton in around 40 minutes, an average speed of about 18 to 19 kph (~12 mph).