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Solar Storm Will Strike Earth Tonight, ‘Weak Power Grid Fluctuations’ Possible
Solar Storm Will Strike Earth Tonight, ‘Weak Power Grid Fluctuations’ Possible The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts an aurora could light up the sky above areas in the United State including Michigan and Maine. A solar storm, which occurred Monday, is expected to strike Earth tonight. On Monday, the sun spit out a slew of charged particles […]
Global Warming Zaps Oxygen
Global Warming Zaps Oxygen Photo by Todd Huffman | CC BY 2.0 Take a deep breath. A recent scientific study reveals disturbing loss of ocean oxygen. Unnerving climatic events like this justify ringing and clanging of the bells on the Public Square, all hands on deck. In particular, and as expected, the culprit is too […]
New Data: Yellowstone Supervolcano STRAINED, Magma Chamber Under Immense Pressure
New Data: Yellowstone Supervolcano STRAINED, Magma Chamber Under Immense Pressure According to a group of seismologists who are monitoring the potentially catastrophic supervolcano, Yellowstone is “under strain.” This new report has reignited fears that the caldera could erupt at any moment. Experts were alerted to the volcano’s strain after noticing deformation. This process, where subsurface […]
What Does China’s “Ecological Civilization” Mean for Humanity’s Future?
What Does China’s “Ecological Civilization” Mean for Humanity’s Future? China’s leader, Xi Jinping, affirms an ecological vision that is in line with progressive environmental thought. Is it mere rhetoric or does it have a deeper resonance within Chinese culture? The answer may ultimately have a profound effect on humanity’s future. Imagine a newly elected President of […]
Scientists Warn: PREPARE NOW For A Mini ICE AGE As The Sun Cools
Scientists Warn: PREPARE NOW For A Mini ICE AGE As The Sun Cools Scientists are all seemingly on the same page for once and declaring that the sun’s decreased output could fling Earth into a mini ice age. The scientists determined, based on 20 years of observations and collected data, that the sun will be […]
Pandemic Can hit the Food Supply
Pandemic Can hit the Food Supply We tend to think about a disease that infects humans or even animals that results in widespread crisis. However, what is also unfolding is a rise in a disease that infects the food supply. Wheat leaf rust is a fungal disease that affects wheat, barley and rye stems, leaves, and grains. […]
Global Cooling Reducing Food Supply
Global Cooling Reducing Food Supply What food is not hit by various Pandemic diseases, the weather seems to be wiping out the rest. In Germany, farmers have experienced 42% less crop in fruit in 2017 compared to 2016. According to the Federal Statistical Office, all crops are affected by drastic losses due to extreme cold. The reason is […]
Talking climate, taking action – a quest for belonging
Talking climate, taking action – a quest for belonging This is the final post in a series of blogs from our Guest Editor Kate Heath, an ex-humanitarian worker now based in Paris – exploring how to have constructive conversations about climate change. In this, my final reflections on the value, science and art of talking climate […]
Farewell to FWS – Goodbye to Gag Orders
Farewell to FWS – Goodbye to Gag Orders Open letter to FWS, sent directly to FWS employees on February 7, 2018. Friends, colleagues, and past FWS co-workers, I once considered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be the world leader in conservation, and was proud to sign on! But that was a long time […]
Drill, Baby, Drill: The U.S. Added 38 Percent More Oil and Gas Rigs Last Year
Drill, Baby, Drill: The U.S. Added 38 Percent More Oil and Gas Rigs Last Year Burn, baby, burn: Experts express fear about the enormous climate impact of this boom in new fossil fuel development. The number of oil and gas rigs in the United States has increased an astonishing 38 percent over the past year. […]
Devil’s Bargain
Devil’s Bargain We already have planet-cooling technology. The problem is, it’s killing us. A trope of sci-fi movies these days, from Snowpiercer to Geostorm, is that our failure to tackle climate change will eventually force us to deploy an arsenal of unproven technologies to save the planet. Think sun-deflecting space mirrors or chemically altered clouds. […]
The 11 Cities Most Likely To Run Out Of Drinking Water
The 11 Cities Most Likely To Run Out Of Drinking Water As of Sunday afternoon, the dreaded “day zero” – the day residents of the city of Cape Town, South Africa, will need to begin queuing for drinking water after supplies sink below the threshold of sustainability – was estimated to be Nov. 11, 2018. […]
How to Use Critical Thinking to Spot False Climate Claims
How to Use Critical Thinking to Spot False Climate Claims Much of the public discussion about climate science consists of a stream of assertions. The climate is changing or it isn’t; carbon dioxide causes global warming or it doesn’t; humans are partly responsible or they are not; scientists have a rigorous process of peer review […]
Clean Food: If You Want to Save the World, Get Over Yourself.
Clean Food: If You Want to Save the World, Get Over Yourself. From Salt Bae, via Facebook I’m a permaculture farmer. My goal is to develop natural ecosystems that produce food. My dream is a world with ready access to a diet that nourishes the body of the consumer, provides a living for the producer, and […]
