When you have more than the weather to worry about. War attacking the environment.

 Someone I’ve never heard of posted the following on Facebook: 

“Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be the Wrong Coat for the weather.”

Quite so. It’s that time of year when you can have all seasons in one day.It’s not just down to global warming either. I remember going out in a light jacket, bare legs and sandals in early one day in the mid to late 1960s. By the end of the day it was snowing. Mind you, this was in Leeds, a bit further north and in Yorkshire where the weather is notoriously fickle - think Withering Heights and the cold wind over the Yorkshire moors.

But we only have fickle weather to contend with.

In Tehran they have bombed the oil depots. One report I saw read as follows:

“It is RAINING OIL in Tehran. 9 million people are living under a sky black with toxic smoke after US/Israeli strikes bombed fuel depots across the capital. Oil flooding the streets. People breathing this. Trump has blood on his hands, human and ecological. This is an environmental catastrophe.”

An activist and former political prisoner based in the central-east side of the city, told the Guardian that the situation was “apocalyptic”. “The situation is so frightening it’s hard to describe.” she said.”Smoke has covered the entire city. I have severe shortness of breath and burning in my eyes and throat, and many others feel the same. But people still have to go outside because they have no choice. Many places reopened today, but closed again because it’s impossible to stay outdoors.”

She went on, “This is no longer just a human rights violation. It is truly anti-human behaviour. If someone has a problem with the Islamic Republic government, that is one thing – but not with us, the people. You cannot attack water systems or refineries. Most of Tehran’s water comes from dams. If those become polluted, what happens then?”

It goes on and on. A steady destruction of people and places and eventually the world. War is more than ever an environmental hazard. 

That’s enough for today. 

Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone.