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Evelyne Luethy's avatar

What an interesting (and sobering) article to read on a grey Sunday morning. Thank you! Definitely learned something new. Also love the music references. (Completely unrelated, I now feel like listening to Smoke on the Water - my brain does weird things)

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Not as unrelated as you would think: Smoke on the water was recorded in the Rolling Stones' studio, and in your country. :-)

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Evelyne Luethy's avatar

And we're incredibly proud of that. Montreux does have a nice view over Lake Geneva.

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Heico Klumpen's avatar

Nice piece of work

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Dank je, Heico :-)

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Lilly Knuth's avatar

Seems climate change research has been going on for numerous years and been ignored. It is really time for all governments to act. Storms are becoming more violent and frequent and the cost to lives lost and damage should certainly be an incentive to act. Thanks for historical perspective. Another terrific article. Thank you.

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Thank you, Lilly

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Priscilla's avatar

Interesting but also sad reading. The system will come to an end when there will be no more clouds....

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Since I published this article, now some 15 hours ago, Ida has indeed developped very fast into what may become a rare monster storm. I hope all people near the coastline can get out in time.

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Priscilla's avatar

It's horrible....precisely 16 years after Katrina. Planetary security is a great initiative in all senses. Keep going and hopefully people will understand its importance in the nearby future. I watched your TED speech, could't agree more. Thank you Alexander.

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

That's nice to hear, Priscilla. Thanks!

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Bernardi's avatar

Perfect words.

The pending truth between facts and music lead us to the concrete and perhaps irrevocable present. From then to now, so many denials and unworried remarks of “let it go” and “we’ll see”.

How many real and catastrophic headlines will still impact our days?

We must

start with the necessary, then do what’s possible and suddenly we’ll be doing the impossible.

This is Our Planet. Let’s keep Our Home.

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

yes, so true!

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Marian Noë's avatar

What a fascinating historic recall on climate change in the making. Bravo Alexander 👏🙏

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Thanks, Marian!

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Thank you, Lizzie!

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