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Dust Bowl 2.0 – they’re coming back!
Dust Bowl 2.0 – they’re coming back! Preface. Two forms of soil erosion may bring back the Great Depression Dustbowls. The first is that Great Plains grasslands have been replaced with corn crops to grow ethanol, which have increased the amount of dust 100% over the past 20 years. The second is the destruction of biocrusts […]
The Simple Story of Civilization
The Simple Story of Civilization The stories we fashion about ourselves are heavily influenced by our short life spans during an age of unprecedented complexity. We humans, it would seem, are unfathomably complicated creatures who defy simple “just-so” characterizations. Animals, or humans tens of thousands of years ago are fair game for simple stories, but […]
Central Asia’s ’Water Wars” Are Heating Up
Central Asia’s ’Water Wars” Are Heating Up Access to water has been a point of conflict in Central Asia for years. Environmental changes have raised temperatures in Central Asia faster than the global average. While the upstream Kyrgyzstanis and Tajikistanis have plenty of water, Uzbekistan wholly relies on a steady supply of water for its […]
White Christmas? Meteorologists Warn Of Potential “Blizzard Over East Coast”
White Christmas? Meteorologists Warn Of Potential “Blizzard Over East Coast” Long-range weather models forecast the increasing possibility of a white Christmas for parts of the Northeast. “Some of the models are depicting a weather pattern taking shape that could result in very cold air pouring into the central and eastern United States next week — […]
Americans Face Elevated Winter Power Outage Risks From Tight Fuel Supplies, Faltering Grid: Report
A Boston-area resident shoveling snow. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) Americans Face Elevated Winter Power Outage Risks From Tight Fuel Supplies, Faltering Grid: Report As the snow flies and temperatures plummet, regulatory agencies and analysts alike warn that residents in multiple U.S. states are at an elevated risk of dangerous winter blackouts. States such as Texas and North […]
First Big Freeze Puts “Heavy Strain” On European Power Grids
First Big Freeze Puts “Heavy Strain” On European Power Grids Europe’s cold blast is due to a weak, polar vortex split in the stratosphere, which allowed high pressure to build across Greenland last week. As a result, Arctic air poured over the energy-stricken continent, sending natural gas and power prices higher. The unseasonably cold weather will […]
Coast-To-Coast Winter Storm Sends US NatGas Surging
Coast-To-Coast Winter Storm Sends US NatGas Surging In what’s forecasted to be the first coast-to-coast major winter storm of the season across the Lower 48, traders have furiously panic bid US natural gas futures due to the prospects of increased heating demand. On Sunday, wintery precipitation, powerful winds, and heavy rains battered Intermountain West as a powerful […]
What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change
What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change Corn affected by 2013 drought in Texas. Global warming is making summer droughts in Texas longer and more severe. USDA photo by Bob Nichols In his new book What We Owe the Future, William MacAskill outlines the case for what he calls “longtermism.” That’s not just another word for […]
Climate Change Lockdowns? Yup, They Are Actually Going There…
Climate Change Lockdowns? Yup, They Are Actually Going There… I suppose that we should have known that this was inevitable. After establishing a precedent during the pandemic, now the elite apparently intend to impose lockdowns for other reasons as well. What I have detailed in this article is extremely alarming, and I hope that you […]
The US is a rogue state leading the world towards ecological collapse
The US is a rogue state leading the world towards ecological collapse It’s not just indifference. It’s an active, and deadly, cavalier attitude towards the lives of others: an example other nations follow Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare There are two extraordinary facts about the convention on biological diversity, whose members are meeting in Montreal now to discuss the […]
Long-Delayed Cold Weather To Blanket Much Of US
Long-Delayed Cold Weather To Blanket Much Of US An update to the Climate Prediction Center’s official 8-14 day outlook for pre-Christmas forecasts more than two-thirds of the Lower 48 will be colder than average, with near-normal temperatures for the Mid-Atlantic and above-average temperatures for the Northeast. NOAA’s temperature outlook forecasts the West, Southwest, and Midwest, as well […]
Arctic Ocean overheating
Arctic Ocean overheating Arctic sea ice extent was 10.31 million km² on December 4, 2022. At this time of year, extent was smaller only in two years, i.e. in 2016 and 2020, both strong El Niño years. With the next El Niño, Arctic sea ice extent looks set to reach record lows. The NOAA image on the […]
Our Obsession With Economic Growth is Deadly
Our Obsession With Economic Growth is Deadly
When the Bullseye is the Wrong Target
When the Bullseye is the Wrong Target Guy R. McPherson, Beril Kallfelz-Sirmacek, and William M. Kallfelz, 30 November 2022, The largest elephant in the room: aerosol masking. arXiv:2211.16115 Guy R. McPherson, Beril Kallfelz-Sirmacek, and William M. Kallfelz, 30 November 2022, Medium: The largest elephant in the room: aerosol masking. Relevant articles: Counterpunch, 25 November 2022: Harper’s, December 2022: (This […]
Global Dimming Keeping the Planet Habitable
Global Dimming Keeping the Planet Habitable If you have not already seen it, visitors to this blog will have an interest in this 50-min documentary, “BBC Global Dimming Documentary”, via Gail Zawacki at her Wit’s End blog. It relates to evidence obtained from the three-day aircraft grounding that occurred after 9/11 and the profound effects that just […]
