Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

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0:00 Introduction

08:26 Heritage Sector & Climate Change

21:49 Stonehenge Plans Continue

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Link of the Week:

IPCC Report Summary

https://tinyurl.com/2n9w7h3a

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Links:

AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis:

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

IPCC Report: Summary for Policymakers:

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf

Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity':

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58130705.amp

Climate crisis: Human-caused damage could be irreversible for centuries - UN report:

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/climate-change-crisis-landmark-united-nations-report-deliver-starkest-warning/

Joe Giddings: Practical things to do as an architect in response to IPCC Report:

https://twitter.com/JoeGiddings4/status/1425067282892476422

2,500-Year-Old Ancient Olive Tree Burned Down in Evia Fires in Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/08/08/evia-fire-greece-ancient-olive-tree-burned/

UNESCO seriously concerned about the protection of World Heritage site of the Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia):

https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-seriously-concerned-about-protection-world-heritage-site-rock-hewn-churches-lalibela

Lalibela: Ethiopia's Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage town:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58101912

Is Ethiopia's Lalibela known as the "Second Jerusalem" in danger?

https://www.africanews.com/2021/07/21/is-ethiopia-s-lalibela-known-as-the-second-jerusalem-in-danger/

Centuries-Old Rock-Hewn Churches in Ethiopia Threatened by Warfare:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rock-hewn-churches-ethiopia-tigray-conflict-1234601045/

Tigrayan fighters reportedly seize control of UN World Heritage Site in Ethiopia:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/06/africa/ethiopia-lalibela-tigray-forces-intl-afr/index.html

Ethiopia: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray conflict – new report:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/ethiopia-troops-and-militia-rape-abduct-women-and-girls-in-tigray-conflict-new-report/

Ethiopia’s Tigray war: The short, medium and long story:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54964378