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Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-05 · 23:30 UTC

August temperatures averaged above normal over most of Alaska except in Southcentral and Southwest Alaska, where the monthly average was close to normal. Southeast Alaska was especially warm, with both Juneau and Petersburg having a "top ten" warmest August. #akwx #Climate #Summer2026

#akwx #climate #summer2026

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-05 · 23:28 UTC

August temperatures averaged above normal over most of Alaska except in Southcentral and Southwest Alaska, where the monthly average was close to normal. Southeast Alaska was especially warm, with both Juneau and Petersburg having a "top ten" warmest August. @Climatologist49

#akwx #Climate #Summer2026

#akwx #climate #summer2026

Belgium @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 18:29 UTC

https://www.europesays.com/be/35950/ Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during summer heatwaves, health institute says #000 #2026 #500 #August #Belgium #Brussels #days #European #July #June #Nearly3 #Nearly4 #Some33 #Some365 #Summer2026 #Thursday

#thursday #summer2026 #some365 #some33 #nearly4 #nearly3

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 16:53 UTC

Wildfire is winding down in and around the Arctic as solar heating diminishes and temperatures cool. Update through the end of August now posted on the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Available on Substack and Beehiiv. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

#Arctic #Wildfire #Summer2026

#arctic #wildfire #summer2026

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 16:53 UTC

Wildfire is winding down in and around the Arctic as solar heating diminishes and temperatures cool. Update through the end of August now posted on the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Available on Substack and Beehiiv. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

#Arctic #Wildfire #Summer2026

#arctic #wildfire #summer2026

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 16:53 UTC

Wildfire is winding down in and around the Arctic as solar heating diminishes and temperatures cool. Update through the end of August now posted on the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Available on Substack and Beehiiv. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

#Arctic #Wildfire #Summer2026

#summer2026 #wildfire #arctic

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 16:53 UTC

Wildfire is winding down in and around the Arctic as solar heating diminishes and temperatures cool. Update through the end of August now posted on the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Available on Substack and Beehiiv. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

#Arctic #Wildfire #Summer2026

#arctic #wildfire #summer2026

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 16:53 UTC

Wildfire is winding down in and around the Arctic as solar heating diminishes and temperatures cool. Update through the end of August now posted on the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. Available on Substack and Beehiiv. @Climatologist49

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

https://alaska-arctic-climate.beehiiv.com/p/2026-arctic-wildfire-season-recap

#Arctic #Wildfire #Summer2026

#arctic #wildfire #summer2026

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-02 · 03:36 UTC

Alaska precipitation totals in August showed a very sharp west-to-east difference relative to the 1991-2020 baseline normal. Western Interior excessively rainy with some places having three times normal. Meanwhile, Cook Inlet area, after a (near) record wet July had way below normal totals. Southeast also drier than normal. @Climatologist49 @DeniseGutzmer

#akwx #Climate #Summer2026

#akwx #climate #summer2026

Rick Thoman @[email protected] · 2026-09-01 · 20:50 UTC

Thunderstorm season is nearly over for another year across mainland Alaska. This season started off slow but ramped up just before summer solstice. Many wildfires started during this time but most were unable to become even moderately large fires. The mini-peak in mid-August was unusual but not unprecedented. Total strike count was lower than last year but typical since the current lightning detection network came online in 2012. @Climatologist49 @anisian

#akwx #weather #Summer2026 #Climate

#akwx #weather #summer2026 #climate

Belgian Ecclesia Brussel - Leuven @[email protected] · 2026-08-31 · 11:47 UTC

A Christian attitude in these precarious times

Today, on ‘From Guestwriters’, we published a reader’s question about the Christian stance in these chaotic times.

In any case, recent months have certainly brought us plenty of issues that could cause concern. In Ukraine, Russia’s inhumane conflict with its southern neighbour continues unabated, whilst the Russian government spares neither person nor property. So we see ‘Gog’ advancing southwards, whilst the rest of the world hears about it, watches, but does very little to prevent this advance.

It was not only Europe that had to contend with a great many natural disasters this summer. There was the severe drought, but this was offset by violent hailstorms and torrential downpours. Many countries were ravaged by storms, landslides and mudslides. Climate change meant we had to experience its dangerous consequences first-hand. Melting glaciers made their power felt and seen with great force.

Those who read the Bible regularly are certainly not surprised by any of these events. The Bible warns us that difficult times are to come, with an increase in natural disasters and more violence amongst people. These days, even minors do not shy away from stabbing others or shooting them dead.

In the face of all these events, we must ask ourselves how we should observe all this and whether or not we should respond. We are convinced that we cannot stand by and watch silently from the sidelines. As followers of Christ, we must live by his teachings and, out of love for our fellow human beings, we are called upon to take active action.

As Christians, we cannot simply stand by and watch all these events unfold. We must not only make our voices heard, but also roll up our sleeves and get stuck in.

As children of God, we can trust that Jehovah is willing to give us gifts to help others. We must therefore make practical use of the gifts we receive from God. It is not only within our own church community that we should allow these spiritual gifts to flourish. We must open ourselves up to God’s gifts in such a way that we may grow in wisdom and spiritual strength. We must understand why God has given us these gifts. It is not so that we should do nothing with them. In the same way, we must have the courage to reach out and speak to people about our faith and our hopes for the future.

The basis for putting these gifts into practice lies in understanding their purpose. They are a manifestation of the qualities with which God is prepared to endow people. They enable us, as believers, to overcome our own uncertainty and fear and to maintain a biblical perspective on the future. In this way, we are offered opportunities to serve God and to help further build up the body of Christ and bring it to maturity.

We must share the gifts we receive through God’s Spirit with others, both within the church community and beyond, with love.

In all expressions of spiritual gifts, priority must be given to love. The apostle Paul explains that even extraordinary gifts — speaking in tongues, prophecy, knowledge and faith — mean nothing without love. We must be aware that spiritual power, separated from love, becomes spiritual arrogance.

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The question posed: How should Christians use their spiritual gifts today?

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Páraig - Grow Write Repeat @[email protected] · 2026-08-18 · 05:34 UTC

Beauty, Drought, and Lavender: The Best Garden Yet in a Summer of Contrasts

Summer 2026 has been one of the most remarkable seasons in memory. Two heatwaves, an almost rainless July, an extended hosepipe ban, and daily images of wildfires sweeping across Europe. Closer to home, both Slievenamon and the Comeragh Mountains burned, a sobering reminder that climate change is no longer a distant headline. It has arrived on our own doorstep. And yet, despite the extremes, this has been the finest gardening summer I've ever had. Gallbladder surgery at the end of July […]

https://paraigdeburca58.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/beauty-drought-and-lavender-the-best-garden-yet-in-a-summer-of-contrasts/

#begonias #climatechange #drought #gardendesign #gardening #geraniums