March 5 here, and there's still a lot of snow on the ground. This has been a great winter for skating, playing in the snow, skiing (I guess, I don't) and just enjoying brisk and sunny days. Often by now the snow is gone, and certainly skating outside is problematic.
As I've been enjoying the weather (much prefer sun and cold to mild and grey) I've been wondering if we all should be storing up a lot of memories of what a good winter is like. The latest report by the International Panel on Climate Change says that things are going to get worse.
According to to the background info: “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet. Our actions today will shape how people adapt and nature responds to increasing climate risks.”
Take heed, everyone. And enjoy what we've got when we can.
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I hate winter. Does that make me an eco-villain, though I've never driven a car and am not in the habit of seeking rides?
On Radio-Canada today, there was a discussion of this book: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2020/07/14/book-review-feminist-city-claiming-space-in-the-man-made-world-by-leslie-kern/
I suspect that her book is not exempt from the plague of academic jargon, bus it does seem to raise relevant issues of inclusion - of women with respect to the "average male" standard of design, and other discriminated and excluded groups of people. A high point was a short interview with Francine Pelletier. The original was in English, but a French version will be coming out soon.
Ms Pelletier mentioned that there were very positive aspects to living in some contemporary cities (including ours) where there are many small flats and apartments very suited to women living on their own.
Another "urban" improvement you'll find intereting is a major increase in the number of accessible métro stations - soon the central green-line Place-des-Arts and McGill stations will have lifts and other aids for people with limited mobility - and for parents with strollers for babies and toddlers.
Details at the STM site.
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