Northern Exposure

Since one can always fool enough of the people enough of the time, there are among the bastions of liberal democracy two pragmatic and politically acceptable approaches to the climate catastrophe. One is to pretend it doesn't exist; the other is to acknowledge its existence and do nothing about it. The nuances of the second approach range between Team Starmer's rolling back the green crap and the recognition of Chris Graybeing as an environmental activist; while the more decorative consequences of the first approach are becoming apparent in the planet's fastest-warming region. Permafrost in the Arctic Circle is melting and releasing metallic deposits into the rivers of Alaska, as well as into less important places such as Russia and Scandinavia. As a result, the rivers of Alaska have been exhibiting the colour of the Trumpster and his hydrophobic head-tribble since 2018; which is also the year the state elected its current climate-denying governor.