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Flooding ... Global Jobs and Scholarships for week ending 10 September 2017

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It is not a joke. As far as 2017 goes we are truly on the last lap. Where has the year gone? I cannot answer that any more than the next person. What I can say though is that Hurricane Harvey in America but also other instances of epic floods from Freetown in Sierra Leone to Makurdi in Nigeria, Mumbai in India and across parts of Bangladesh and Nepal has brought climate change to the fore. The New York Times reports that tens of millions of people have been affected by months of flooding and mudslides and more than 1000 people have died. We can no longer duck the climate change debate or can we ? More importantly my thoughts, heart and prayers are with everyone who has lost life, limb or loved one. Nope I am not in a pessimistic mood. In fact I had a short holiday last week. Not that anyone noticed but that is officially why that week’s post was missing! Sometimes nothing is a great thing to do and in some situations an excellent thing to say . Having overcome a life threateni...