From Paul Broady, Christchurch, New Zealand
What a magnificent photograph of the Milky Way seemingly emerging from the summit of Aoraki/Mount Cook in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In it, our galaxy also seems to be looking down on the rapidly retreating terminus of the Hooker glacier and the equally rapidly expanding Hooker Lake. By 2016, this lake had lengthened from nothing to 2.5 kilometres. It has continued to fill up the valley it occupies and will probably stop when it stretches for 4 kilometres. The base of the glacier will then be above the lake surface (15 June, p 26).
I wonder whether there are civilisations up there wondering why we have so far completely failed to end global warming.
