I spent many summers on Long Island when it was still a forest wonderland of beautiful trees, lush blueberries, huckleberry bushes, blackberry brambles, and...

Lord David Frost recently downplayed the urgency of climate warming mitigation, suggesting that the UK manage this with air conditioning and structural changes to buildings. However, his stance seems dangerously shortsighted with looming threats like disease transmission from the tiger mosquito and potentially catastrophic shifts in weather patterns due to the Gulf Stream's instability. It's critical to approach climate change with the gravity and urgency it warrants, prioritising long-term safety over short-term convenience.

As the world warms at an alarming pace, the need for robust climate services to bolster health systems becomes increasingly critical.

I was fortunate enough to attend a session by Robert Frost many years ago in Lennox, MA, where he read one of his famous...