Tag Archives: climate change

Did They Carve the Tupilaq?

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Muller

In Greenlandic Inuit tradition, the Tupilaq is a terrifying, magical, avenging monster fabricated by a shaman to destroy a specific enemy. It’s now a popular souvenir for the still few tourists visiting the largest island of the world, carved from … Continue reading →

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The Residents Won’t Put Eskimo On Stage?

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Muller

When The Residents announced that they will perform, for the first time in almost 50 years, their early master piece, Eskimo, we, the Boomers, were thrilled. Hardy Fox, member of the Cryptic Corporation, had died in October 2018 from complications … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years On in Saudi Arabia

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Muller

Since I have retired from my professional life a couple of years ago, it was every now and then tempting to write sort of memoirs here on this blog and elsewhere. These days I have once more looked, with horror, … Continue reading →

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Tropical Nights in Tromsø

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Muller

When temperatures fell to just 21°C in a summer night in 2018 (July 29), it was reported in the news the following day. The first time in recorded history, Tromsø, about 350 km north of the Arctic Circle (69° 40′ 58″ N), had … Continue reading →

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Climate Change is a Fact

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Muller

That the currently observed climate change is man-made is still disputed, in particular by president Trump who calls global warming “weather.” Scientists are not denying that Earth is undergoing glacial periods for billions of years, and the development and spread … Continue reading →

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