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100s Of Millions Of Dollars In Crops Destroyed By Flooding, And Farmers Are Being Told “There’s Nothing The U.S. Government Can Do To Help”
100s Of Millions Of Dollars In Crops Destroyed By Flooding, And Farmers Are Being Told “There’s Nothing The U.S. Government Can Do To Help” This is the worst economic disaster for U.S. farmers in modern American history. Our ongoing trade war with China had greatly depressed prices for wheat, corn and soybeans, and so farmers […]
NASA Warns: ‘Catastrophic’ Supervolcano Poses Bigger Threat The Mankind Than Asteroid
NASA Warns: ‘Catastrophic’ Supervolcano Poses Bigger Threat The Mankind Than Asteroid NASA has warned that a catastrophic supervolcano’s eruption poses a bigger threat to humanity than does an asteroid. An eruption at Yellowstone, for example, would be an apocalyptic event – one which human beings have never experienced. A supervolcano has the ability to “push […]
What Will You Say to Your Grandchildren?
What Will You Say to Your Grandchildren? Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Facing oncoming climate disaster, some argue for “Deep Adaptation”—that we must prepare for inevitable collapse. However, this orientation is dangerously flawed. It threatens to become a self-fulfilling prophecy by diluting the efforts toward positive change. What we really need right now is Deep […]
Half a degree may make heat impact far worse
Half a degree may make heat impact far worse The US south-west may have more drought and forest fires with 0.5°C more heat. Image: By RD Gray on Unsplash Half a degree of warming doesn’t sound like much. But there is fresh evidence that it could make a huge difference to rainfall and drought. LONDON, 4 April, 2019 − Japanese […]
Europe’s food imports devour rainforests
Europe’s food imports devour rainforests Europe’s food imports swallow large amounts of tropical deforestation. Image: By Sander Dalhuisen on Unsplash Human appetites drive global rainforest destruction. Now science has measured how Europe’s food imports leave scorched tropical soils and greenhouse gases. LONDON, 5 April, 2019 − European scientists have worked out how European consumers can reduce tropical forest loss and cut […]
CO2 levels pass 3-million-year record
CO2 levels pass 3-million-year record Fossil fuel burning is pushing CO2 levels ever higher. Image: By Tony Webster, via Wikimedia Commons The modern world is about to pass a temperature peak dating back for millions of years – because CO2 levels have already passed an ancient record.. LONDON, 8 April, 2019 – German scientists have confirmed, once […]
The Skeleton In The Electric Car Closet
The Skeleton In The Electric Car Closet The number of electric vehicles is increasing rapidly, but at great human cost. You probably have not heard anything other than praise for electric cars in the mainstream media. They are sexy and environmentally friendly too, we are told. The first may be true, but not the latter. Batteries are […]
Climate Research Needs to Change to Help Communities Plan for the Future
Climate Research Needs to Change to Help Communities Plan for the Future Climate change is a chronic challenge — it is here now, and will be with us throughout this century and beyond. As the U.S.government’s National Climate Assessment report made clear, it’s already affecting people throughout the United States and around the world. Warmer temperatures are making heat waves […]
California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070
California’s central valley aquifers may be gone in 2030s, Ogallala 2050-2070 Preface. Clearly the human population isn’t going to reach 10 billion or more. California grows one-third of the nation’s food, the 10 high-plains states over the Ogallala about a quarter of the nations food, and exports a great deal of food other nations as […]
Food Crisis 2019: An Outbreak Of African Swine Fever Is Devastating The Global Pig Population, And Pork Prices Are Skyrocketing
Food Crisis 2019: An Outbreak Of African Swine Fever Is Devastating The Global Pig Population, And Pork Prices Are Skyrocketing An absolutely devastating disease is wiping out herds of pigs all over Asia, and most people in the western world don’t even realize what is happening. Since it was first detected last August, there have […]
Designing Climate Solutions – a big-picture view that doesn’t skimp on details
Designing Climate Solutions – a big-picture view that doesn’t skimp on details Let us pause for a moment of thanks to the policy wonks, who work within the limitations of whatever is currently politically permissible and take important steps forward in their branches of bureaucracy. Let us also give thanks to those who cannot work within those […]
Bold New Campaign Highlights How ‘Nature Can Save Us’ From Climate and Ecological Breakdown
Bold New Campaign Highlights How ‘Nature Can Save Us’ From Climate and Ecological Breakdown “The protection and restoration of these ecosystems can help to minimize a sixth great extinction, while enhancing local people’s resilience against climate disaster.” A new campaign launched Wednesday calls for “drawing carbon dioxide out of the air by protecting and restoring […]
The tide is turning, as farmworkers fight for organic agriculture
The tide is turning, as farmworkers fight for organic agriculture Many people choose organic food in order to protect themselves and their families from exposure to pesticides. But choosing organic also means helping to create a healthier food system for everyone, from farm to table. Far too often, discussions about pesticides in the food system […]
