“We are BEYOND not ready for climate change,” Mark Levine, a City Council representative, declared on Twitter.

I must cross swords with the author of the article on the Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland, on two points.

[…] were feeding not only giraffes, but several herds of the larger antelopes, among whom stalked, with measured pace, a large number of secretary birds, Kaffir and white storks, maribous, the charming crested cranes, and innumerable egrets.

Now, covered concrete troughs to house the cables are laid parallel with the railway lines, cheapening maintenance because of improved accessibility for inspection and repair.