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Here's great graphic for those of you interested in where the rain mostly falls in Britain from Alasdair Rae (via LinkedIn):
'A slightly revised version of my 'where does the rain fall across Britain?' 3D render, just in time for the rain - the higher the spike, the soggier it is. In a shocking development, the east gets less rain than the rainsponge west. Shadow effect added as a nod to the rain shadow effect'...
[Links now below in the thread]
The mountain Taranaki Maunga on New Zealand’s North Island was granted legal personhood in January after a unanimous parliamentary vote, following years of advocacy by Māori iwi who regard the volcano as an ancestor. By treating the mountain as a living legal entity, it now holds rights to protection, preservation, and even the ability to initiate legal action, with guardianship shared equally between New Zealand’s government and the Māori.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/travel/mount-taranaki-personhood-new-zealand-intl-hnk?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that mattersMount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand