A confined space

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May 4, 2026

I keep thinking that of all the possible hardships and deprivations we could undertake in an effort to mitigate global warming, surely giving up cruise ships should be an easy one. You’d think people with grandchildren would be able to manage that much.

Meanwhile:

Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC.

One case of hantavirus has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation, it said. One British national aged 69 is in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The outbreak was reported aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.

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According to an itinerary on the Oceanwide Expeditions website, MV Hondius departed from Ushuaia in Argentina on 20 March and was expected to complete its journey on 4 May in Cape Verde.

It is described as a 107.6m (353ft) polar cruise ship, with space for 170 people in 80 cabins.

45 days of luxury carbon added to the total. Your grandchildren will not thank you.

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Omar

May 4, 2026 9:28 AM

It may help if we think of the descendants of the present-day climate ‘sceptics’ and denialists, like say, er, Donald Trump: who will likely be rich enough and influential enough to be able to move to the tropical paradise of Iceland, Greenland or maybe Patagonia, there to relax under the palms enjoying cool drinks and the view of Antarctic glaciers as transformed into sea water, whose surface would be 65 to 70 meters (roughly 210 to 230 feet) above present levels, inundating all low-lying populated regions on Earth.

Their present-day living ancestors, like say, er, Donald Trump, will remembered for their not-so-wise sayings, like ‘What has posterity ever done for us?’

A confined space

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