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More Than 100 Are Dead As The Worst Flu Epidemic In Years Sweeps Across The United States
More Than 100 Are Dead As The Worst Flu Epidemic In Years Sweeps Across The United States This flu season is already off to a record-setting beginning, and many believe that it could ultimately be the worst that we have seen in decades. In fact, it has been reported that if we stay on this […]
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change
The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change A group of geologists have drawn my attention to the 2010/2013 Geological Society of London‘s statement on climate change and asked if I could arrange an on-line discussion about it. The lead author of the statements is Dr Colin Summerhayes who has participated as guest blogger […]
Greenhouses Gases Are a Product of Civilization for Thousands of Years
Greenhouses Gases Are a Product of Civilization for Thousands of Years QUESTION: Do you believe we are going into an ice age? ANSWER: No. At best we return to a mini-ice age. There are those who argue that a decline in solar activity, which they cannot deny, will not be enough to offset the human […]
Our Schools are Doing Too Much to Save the Planet
Our Schools are Doing Too Much to Save the Planet Our schools are doing way too much to save the planet. At first glance this seems a ridiculous thing to say- how could one possibly do too much? The UN has set massive sustainability goals for 2030. Recent articles have outlined the amount of work that […]
Protagoras and the Anthropocene: Can man still be the measure of all things?
Protagoras and the Anthropocene: Can man still be the measure of all things? The ancient Greek philosopher Protagoras is famous for his saying that man is the measure of all things. Though we don’t know much about Protagoras or his written work except for quotations appearing in other ancient works, the general view is that […]
Just How Fast Can Things Freeze?
Just How Fast Can Things Freeze? When the weather goes against Global Warming, they flip it into volatility and claim cold is now the byproduct of Global Warming. Al Gore’s environmental group, Penn State University climate scientist Michael Mann wrote, “the unusual weather we’re seeing this winter is in no way evidence against climate change,” […]
Energy guzzling NSW had to import up to 1,700 MW on 7 Jan 2018
Energy guzzling NSW had to import up to 1,700 MW on 7 Jan 2018 On the first really hot day in 2018 Sydney experienced temperatures above 45 degrees. Fig 1: BOM Temperature map for NSW on 7 Jan 2018 http://www.bom.gov.au/web03/ncc/www/awap/temperature/maxave/daily/colour/history/ns/2018010720180107.hres.gif These were the temperatures in Sydney’s suburbs: Fig 2: Maximum temperatures on 7th January 2018 […]
Alabama Declares State of Emergency for the Flu Epidemic as the US Death Toll Rises
Alabama Declares State of Emergency for the Flu Epidemic as the US Death Toll Rises Citing a strain on “overwhelmed” health resources, Governor Kay Ivey declared an official State of Emergency in Alabama on Thursday due to the rapidly spreading flu epidemic. WHEREAS the State Health Officer has reported that an outbreak of the influenza […]
4 Big Ways Snow Can Benefit the Garden
4 Big Ways Snow Can Benefit the Garden All of the snow accumulation from the extreme temperatures occurring through the country could be doing your garden some good. That right, folks snow is great for the garden! Snow insulates plants and trees Snow cover protects plants from harsh, drying winter winds which can freeze the […]
Monsanto, Bayer and Neoliberalism: A Case of Hobson’s Choice
Monsanto, Bayer and Neoliberalism: A Case of Hobson’s Choice A Bayer marketing professional recently stated on Twitter that critics of GMOs deny choice to farmers. It’s a common accusation by the pro-GMO lobby. In a previous article, I noted the idea that GMOs offer increased choice is erroneous and that, by implication, corporations like Bayer or […]
Farming for a Small Planet
Farming for a Small Planet People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they are worried. They see large-scale operations relying on corporate-supplied chemical inputs as the only high-productivity farming model. Another approach might be kinder to the environment and less risky for consumers, but, they assume, it would not be up to the task […]
Coastal States Protest Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan
Coastal States Protest Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Less than a week after the Trump Administration proposed to open almost the entire U.S. coast to oil and gas drilling, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke backtracked and took Florida off the table for offshore oil and gas exploration. Now many are wondering why just Florida was […]
Global Warming Stirs the Methane Monster
Global Warming Stirs the Methane Monster Photo by Jeremy Buckingham | CC BY 2.0 It’s January, yet methane hydrates in the Arctic are growling like an incensed monster on a scorching hot mid-summer day. But, it is January; it’s winter, not July! On January 1st Arctic methane at 2,764 ppb spiked upwards into the atmosphere, […]
What We Can Learn 100 Years After the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918
What We Can Learn 100 Years After the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 It has been 100 years since the Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the globe and wiped out an estimated 20 million to 50 million of them. (source) And here we are, potentially on the cusp of another influenza pandemic. H3N2, or […]
Dormant/Extinct Volcano Erupts for First Time in Recorded History
Dormant/Extinct Volcano Erupts for First Time in Recorded History Another dormant volcano has suddenly awakened erupting in a rather spectacular fashion, spewing lava for the first time in known history, It sent an ash cloud 2.1 kilometers into the sky. This ancient volcano on Kadovar Island, which is northeast of Papua New Guinea, has been dormant […]
