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Of course, flooding is not anodyne, nor is it entertainment. It devastates homes and businesses and, as we saw in 2019, the government rarely responds adequately to that devastation. We live in a high-risk flooding zone and the only insurers who would cover us when we arrived appear, from Google Earth, to operate out of a sausage factory on an industrial estate, so, like many, I am not exactly confident everything will be OK when the waters start to rise. … [Read more...] about Bringing my family back to the UK was a bad decision – but home has its comforts

Rubio warned residents not to become complacent after the winds seemed to die down. “Storm surge doesn’t come until the storm passes,” he told CBS. Florida’s other senator, Bill Nelson, told CBS Irma would “take a wall of water into the bays and estuaries on the Gulf Coast of Florida”. … [Read more...] about ‘You can’t hide from the water’: Irma hits Florida with surges and flooding

We’ve had some really nice moments. Our IT system fell apart at one point and we had one iPad between us for a few weeks, it was chaotic. Now we sit next to each other and work. It’s challenging but quite sweet. Exercise is harder now as she can’t be outside all the time like in the summer, but we make sure we physically get out every day, in the garden or to a park. And we’ve bubbled up with another single parent family, so we’ve both got company. Your world becomes very small and I’ve really appreciated the people in my life, even if it is on Zoom. We’re all just trying to get through and get on with it. … [Read more...] about ‘Don’t talk to papa until he’s had his cup of tea’: parents juggling work and family – photo essay

Fauci said the new variants of the coronavirus were not only more infectious but did not respond as well to monoclonal antibodies that have been used in treating Covid patients. He said he was especially concerned about the South African variant, which he described as “different and more ominous than the one in the UK”. … [Read more...] about US scientists working to upgrade Covid vaccines for variants, says Fauci

Ducey is being targeted for his restrictions on individuals and businesses to contain the spread of COVID-19. While it´s not mentioned in the proposed censure, he had a high-profile break with the president when he signed the certification of Biden´s victory. … [Read more...] about Trump ‘is drafting an enemies list of Republicans for his Patriot Party to challenge in primaries’ – and ‘already has $70M in campaign cash on hand’ as he plots to squeeze GOP senators to avoid impeachment conviction