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Global ‘Stilling’: Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind?
Global ‘Stilling’: Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind? As carbon dioxide levels rise and the Earth’s poles warm, researchers are predicting a decline in the planet’s wind speeds. This ‘stilling’ could impact wind energy production and plant growth and might even affect the Gulf Stream, which drives much of the world’s climate. Last year, […]
Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure
Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and flood control systems reflecting national priorities in public […]
Approaching peak phosphorus
Approaching peak phosphorus Any long-term solution to the projected decline in phosphate supply must involve improving phosphorus use efficiency in crop plants. In times of rising food prices and global food insecurity it is important to remember the basic needs for productive and efficient agriculture. One of these needs is the use of fertilizer. While […]
Death by Hockey Sticks
Death by Hockey Sticks Courtesy Pixabay (PhotoMIX-Company) You may be familiar with the term “hockey stick curve,” used describe a trend that has been flat/stable for a very long time, but shoots up at the end of the series in dramatic fashion, resembling the shape of a hockey stick. Hockey can be a violent sport, […]
Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure
Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and flood control systems reflecting national priorities in public […]
Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming
Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming 09/09/2022 – Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in the journal Science. Even at current levels of global heating the world is already at risk of […]
As the planet warms, people are moving. Will Canada welcome them?
As the planet warms, people are moving. Will Canada welcome them? Temporary foreign workers from Mexico plant strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Que., on May 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes As droughts, deteriorating farmland and rising sea levels push people around the world from their homes, advocates in Canada are calling on the […]
This Winter, Europe Plunges Into “The New Dark Ages”
This Winter, Europe Plunges Into “The New Dark Ages” Could you imagine being sent to prison for three years if you dared to set your thermostat above 66 degrees Fahrenheit? As you will see below, this is a proposed regulation that is actually being considered in a major European country right now. If you have not […]
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes I didn’t think it would be necessary for me to start talking about energy issues quite so soon. Granted, industrial civilization remains hopelessly dependent for its very survival on dwindling supplies of fossil fuels, which are being used up at breakneck paces to prop up the absurdly extravagant lifestyles of a handful […]
By wis.dom project: Regress in Progress: My state of mind
By wis.dom project: Regress in Progress: My state of mind Dire Evolutionary Timeline by Blu This is an essay from reader wis.dom project who describes his painful personal journey of connecting dots to achieve awareness of our overshoot predicament. I was born in 1969, at a time when everything still seemed possible. On July 20, two people walked on […]
Why are farmers in the Netherlands protesting?
Why are farmers in the Netherlands protesting? Blamed for much of the climate crisis, biodiversity decline, water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, farmers and farming are at the centre of a worldwide debate which is only gaining heat. This argument has come to a head in the Netherlands, where farmers have been involved in high-conflict […]
Where We’ll End Up Living as the Planet Burns
Where We’ll End Up Living as the Planet Burns While nations rally to reduce their carbon emissions, and try to adapt at-risk places to hotter conditions, there is an elephant in the room: for large portions of the world, local conditions are becoming too extreme and there is no way to adapt. People will have to […]
Your Window Of Opportunity To Get Prepared Before The Catastrophic Events Of 2023 Is Rapidly Closing
Your Window Of Opportunity To Get Prepared Before The Catastrophic Events Of 2023 Is Rapidly Closing I don’t know how I could say it any more clearly. At this moment, the vast majority of the population is completely and utterly unprepared for what is ahead of us. Every day, there are more signs in the […]
Heat Dome Bakes California As “A Lot Of Records Could Be Tied Or Broken”
Heat Dome Bakes California As “A Lot Of Records Could Be Tied Or Broken” A severe heatwave across California and the Pacific Northwest will test power grids this week and early next week. Temperatures are forecasted to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit east of San Diego and Los Angeles, with areas near Palm Springs and […]
USA Henry Hub Gas Prices Climb to Record High
USA Henry Hub Gas Prices Climb to Record High The commodity almost hit the $10 per MMbtu mark for the first time. U.S. Henry Hub prices have climbed to a record high, Rystad Energy analyst Lu Ming Pang highlighted in a market note sent to Rigzone on Wednesday. The commodity almost hit the $10 […]
