Chris Vallance
@radioproducer
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Reporter. Words for work elsewhere - a disordered miscellany I may regret later in life here. Inveterate doodler.
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Joined November 2006
Firle Beacon, Eric Ravilious, 1927. An early work by Ravilious, it’s very different to his later paintings and depicts the South Downs (@sdnpa) in East #Sussex. The original artwork is in the collection of @AmgueddfaCymru.
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'The Hanging Gardens of Hammersmith, No. 1' (1944–7) by Victor Pasmore (Tate)
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'Some can afford rent, but not a 6-month deposit up front.' An ITV News investigation has found that British families who have reasonably well-paid jobs are being forced to live in tents, as they can't afford to rent let alone buy. @DanielHewittITV tells us more.
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Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet - BBC News
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Great reporting from @MattMcGrathBBC on scary forecast from @metoffice as we humans blunder into a super-heated future. https://t.co/IxBYmVuVlV But remember what modelling can’t tell in detail… and how shocked forecasters were about last year’s 40C. https://t.co/u1eiJRfIwl
theguardian.com
As the barrage of bad news from places like Greece continues, all we can be certain of is there are many surprises lying ahead, says analyst Roger Harrabin
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I keep being asked what I make of the UFO thing in Congress yesterday, so here it is: I watched a few clips and saw some people who seemed to believe stuff saying extraordinary things without presenting extraordinary evidence. Therefore I have nothing more to say, other than: It
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For a solar cell to achieve 30% energy efficiency was once thought nearly impossible. Now with the Perovskite-Silicon combination, surpassing that thought peak has become a reality, as researchers aim for the 35% mark. #RenewableEnergy #Perovskites @HZBDe
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Scientists have extensively surpassed the known efficiency limit of silicon solar cells by using a tandem approach, combining silicon and perovskites, setting an efficiency record close to 34% with a...
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Yes, it’s hot. But this could be one of the coolest summers of the rest of your life. https://t.co/D4mxTdVLEk via @voxdotcom
vox.com
Heat waves like those in Texas and Europe are likely to get worse on the whole, not better.
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Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning
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WhatsApp and iMessage could be forced to scan for child abuse images under the Online Safety Bill.
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Great to see Rod's work in the news.
Rod Kitson has been painting sitters of all ages and backgrounds since 2019 🖌️🎨
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Things began to look very unusual two months ago. Today the charts need no commentary, they speak for themselves. This is the Atlantic. https://t.co/P26XnJmKj6
This is so unusual. That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the atmosphere. Expect extreme temperature and storm records. Just the top few metres of our oceans store as much energy as the entirety of our atmosphere. I'm very concerned for later this year into 2024.
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Clothing label channels Robbie Coletrane’s Dr Johnson..
The label on my walking trousers was written by an eighteenth century Natural Philosopher
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Average oxygen levels in the ocean have fallen by 2% over the past 50 years, and could fall 20% by the end of this century, making some parts of the ocean less habitable to sea life. Learn more: https://t.co/tCqqttw6X5
#WorldOceanDay
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Vexing day, but there’s always the consolation of the view on the train home [*Actual view may differ]
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“This is now the first major component of the Earth system that we are going to lose because of global warming. People didn’t listen to our warnings.”
theguardian.com
Ice-free summers inevitable even with sharp emissions cuts and likely to result in more extreme heatwaves and floods
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The "cloud forest" of Monteverde, in the center of Costa Rica, will soon not be worthy of the name: climate change threatens this unique ecosystem, and its fauna and flora face an unclear future under a brilliant blue sky. https://t.co/lqnX13Mk6d
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View sketched from the train on Sat. Gorse bushes turning everything yellow
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From Samarkand to Bukhara, Uzbekistan is a treasure trove of Islamic architecture, renowned world over for its beautiful blue patterned tiles adorning the buildings. The art of tile-making is a tradition practiced in the region for centuries A thread on the tiles of Uzbekistan…
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