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mkwadee@diasp.eu
Khurram Wadee

In the afternoon of the first full day in #BannauBrycheiniog, we travelled to #Crickhowell or #Crughywel to climb #TableMountain, which is also the location of an #IronAge #fort. So, equipped with my #OrdnanceSurveyMap we made steady progress up the slopes, on #roads and then #footpaths, often across #farmland. The total walk was 12.5 km.

Approaching the summit, you can see that the area is covered with #ferns.
Summit of Table Mountain

Looking south from the summit, Crickhowell can be seen in the valley below.
Crickhowell from Table Mountain

On the descent, this is the profile of the western side of the mountain.
Western face of Table Mountain

Also on the way down, here is a view looking west once more with the valley in the mid ground and hills in the background. Natural haze makes the distant mountains seem to fade away.
Rolling hills and countryside

Here's a moment where the #Sun is shining through clouds giving an eerie effect in the fading light on a hill, while the foreground is silhouetted.
Rays shining through clouds onto a hilly landscape

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Summer #Wales

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steelnomad@diasp.org
steelnomad

Israel starving Palestinians

During the #Nakba in 1948, #Palestinian #refugees lost some 4.6 million dunums of #farmland, which the #Israeli state quickly appropriated for Jewish-only agricultural settlements.
The Ongoing Nakba continues to take a heavy toll on farmers, fishers, and pastoralists across #historic #Palestine.
In besieged #Gaza, 35% of agricultural land is inaccessible due to Israeli #military measures.
In the #occupied #WestBank, 63% of agricultural land is under complete Israeli control in Area C, with #Palestinian rural communities in Area C being some of the most vulnerable to Israeli policies of forced #displacement.
Israel’s wall cuts off more than 10% of the West Bank, forcing thousands of Palestinian farmers to constantly petition Israeli authorities for permits to access their own land beyond the wall.

https://www.visualizingpalestine.org/visuals/food-sovereignty

#violence #evil #colonialism #colonization #apartheid #genocide

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anonymiss@despora.de
anonymiss

#WHO raises alarm on #tobacco #industry environmental impact

source: https://www.who.int/news/item/31-05-2022-who-raises-alarm-on-tobacco-industry-environmental-impact

Every year the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200 000 hectares of land, 22 billion tonnes of #water and 84 million tonnes of #CO2.

The majority of tobacco is grown in low-and-middle-income countries, where water and #farmland are often desperately needed to produce food for the region. Instead, they are being used to grow deadly tobacco plants, while more and more land is being cleared of forests.

#environment #emissions #climate #future #food #problem #humanity #economy #news #earth #forest

WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact

WHO has today revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing.

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sylviaj@joindiaspora.com
Sylvia J

Western states face first federal water cuts

https://apnews.com/article/business-health-environment-and-nature-climate-change-89ff76829e3a3c7ed514320e9a40df8f

#BureauOfReclamation #usbr to declare first-ever #water #shortage at the #Colorado #River, a water #source for 40 million people and millions of acres of #farmland. #Arizona to be hardest hit, losing 18% of its share from the river. #Nevada loses 7%, #Mexico 5%

#western #states #drought #environment #climatechange #lakemead #lakepowell #reservoirs #us #newmexico #nevada #colorado #utah #wyoming #california #farmers #nature

EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials on Monday declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a gripping drought.

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