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Predicting the Future: How Good is the “Earth4All” Model?
Predicting the Future: How Good is the “Earth4All” Model? Jorgen Randers, one of the original authors of the first report to the Club of Rome, “The Limits to Growth,” of 1972. Now, he is one of the main authors of the new report to the Club, “Earth for All” This post is not meant to […]
On the Move
‘On the Move’ examines how climate change will alter where people live Abrahm Lustgarten zooms in on how global warming will affect the United States As the risk of wildfires grows in the American West (the 2020 Blue Ridge Fire in California, shown), some residents may look for other places to live. DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGES […]
“Live Fast, Die Young”: USDA Shifts Plant Hardiness Zones
“Live Fast, Die Young”: USDA Shifts Plant Hardiness Zones Draft script: Here’s the final sentence of the first paragraph in an article released by yahoo.com on 14 February 2024: “The USDA just updated its plant hardiness zone map for the first time since 2012, and there have been some major changes.” In other words, the United […]
What Optimism and Pessimism Are in the 21st Century, a Reflection on “Are We Doomed?,” And Two Narratives of the Human Journey
What Optimism and Pessimism Are in the 21st Century, a Reflection on “Are We Doomed?,” And Two Narratives of the Human Journey Quick Links and Fresh Thinking ‘Things I’m ashamed to admit’: TikTok trend driving new level of oversharing (The Guardian) How the Ray-Ban Wayfarer became the accessory of choice for the men-children of the […]
Did UAE’s Cloud-Seeding Operation Flood Dubai?
Did UAE’s Cloud-Seeding Operation Flood Dubai? How it started with UAE’s cloud seeding operations: How it’s going: Not so well… All inbound flights to Dubai International Airport were diverted on Tuesday evening. “It’s certainly not just cloud seeding. The convective clouds that are associated with the sorts of stormy weather we’re facing form entirely naturally,” UAE news website What’s […]
Water in Texas: A Window Into Water Problems Across the US
Water in Texas: A Window Into Water Problems Across the US Humans cannot live without water, yet many of us take for granted that water is readily available. As more people move to cities, adding to already crowded populations, the availability of potable water isn’t a given any longer. While this planet has plenty of […]
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. This article is an excerpt from the book “On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America,” about climate migration in the U.S. For more, see abrahm.com. Another great American migration is now underway, this […]
The largest renewable energy project in history fails: only desert is left and we have lost $2 billion
The largest renewable energy project in history fails: only desert is left and we have lost $2 billion A renewable energy project that promised to change history seems to have failed. At the moment, there is only desert and an apparent loss of 2 billion dollars. Human beings are going through a period of energy […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CIII–We All Believe What We Believe…Evidence Be Damned.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CIII Teotihuacan, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. We All Believe What We Believe…Evidence Be Damned. The following contemplation is my comment on the latest Honest Sorcerer post that explores personality ‘types’ and how these contribute to why we tend to hold such different views of our world. Very interesting discussion and does help […]
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 6
Today’s Contemplation: And Now For Something Completely Different, Part 6 February 16, 2023 (original posting date) While I take a break from my Contemplation posts here is the sixth installment of chapters from the fourth book in my fictional novel series (that stalled a few years ago but have ready). I will continue to share some […]
Today Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CI–Theory Is Great, In Theory: More On Our ‘Renewable’ Energy Future
Today Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CI February 13, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Theory Is Great, In Theory: More On Our ‘Renewable’ Energy Future Quite often I get involved in online discussions with others about our predicament(s). Most of the time these are quite friendly in nature and a sharing of ideas […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIX–Energy Future, Part 4: Economic Manipulation
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIX February 9, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Energy Future, Part 4: Economic Manipulation In Part 1, I argue that energy underpins everything, including human complex societies. In Part 2, I suggest that the increasing need for diminishing resources, especially finite or limited ‘renewable’ ones, invariably leads […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCVIII–‘Inevitable’ Growth: Helping To Keep the Profiteer Gravy Train Pumping
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCVIII February 7, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. ‘Inevitable’ Growth: Helping To Keep the Profiteer Gravy Train Pumping The following are two brief comments (followed by a couple of shorter responses to others) I put out on one of my town’s FB pages regarding the ongoing conversation/debate […]
We have two years to save the planet: UN climate chief
We have two years to save the planet: UN climate chief Simon Stiell Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the UN’s climate chief said yesterday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians’ agendas. Scientists say that halving climate-damaging greenhouse […]
