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Climate Change Bites Big Business
Climate Change Bites Big Business “Electoral politics is not the solution to the Earth-threatening problems we face.” – Jeffrey St. Clair, 10 August 2018, Counter Punch There is now no non-violent way to reverse climate change. Even with morally unrestrained action, it is probable that there is now no physical possibility of reversing climate change. […]
New study on the collapse of Mayan civilization should be climate wake-up call
New study on the collapse of Mayan civilization should be climate wake-up call Under Trump’s policies, the megadrought that devastated the Mayans will become the new normal. MAYAN CIVILIZATION RUINS, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO, FEBRUARY 2016. CREDIT: DEAGOSTINI/GETTY IMAGES A new study finds that it was a severe and long-lasting megadrought that destroyed the great Mayan […]
Neoliberalism drives climate breakdown, not human nature
Neoliberalism drives climate breakdown, not human nature Attempts by the New York Times to blame humanity as a whole for climate change let the real culprits off the hook. Image: Quarrie Photography, some rights reserved. Many zoos have an exhibit like this: a wall with a hatch, and under the hatch words like “Do you […]
The Lasting Condition: Drought in Australia
The Lasting Condition: Drought in Australia Humans are a funny species. They create settlements along fault lines that, on moving, can create catastrophe, killing thousands. They construct homes facing rivers that will, at some point, break their banks, carrying of their precious property. Importantly, they return in the aftermath. Existence continues. The same follows certain […]
In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change
WHAT IS NORMAL ANYWAY? In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change It’s been an unusual summer, to say the least. Heat maps keep taking on a red-orange glow, with some veering into rare magenta territory. The Carr Fire, one of the most severe in California history, has burned down 1,000 homes […]
Is the Climate Change Preparation for the Pole Shift?
Is the Climate Change Preparation for the Pole Shift? A reader sent this is where ice storms are happening daily this summer in Calgary, Canada. In Bavaria, where I am currently, it is the hottest in 200 years. The temperature is in the 90s (32c) and hotels, restaurants do not have air conditioning because it […]
Time For Some Climate Honesty
kienyke.com Time For Some Climate Honesty Half-truths are doing no good Let’s assume that you have doubts about ‘global warming’. Some people do and, truthfully, we utterly lack the ability to accurately model how much warming will happen, where and by when (emphasis on accurately). The reason is not for lack of trying or continual learning […]
Global heatwave is symptom of early stage cycle of civilisational collapse
Global heatwave is symptom of early stage cycle of civilisational collapse Welcome to a 1C planet: the precursor of an 8C catastrophe in 82 years if we keep burning up fossil fuels like there’s no tomorrow Greek Red Cross workers discovered 26 bodies in the devastated resort village of Mati near Athens after horrendous wildfires Published […]
Fueled by Pollution and Unsound Policies, Toxic Algae Overtakes Florida Beaches and Waterways
Fueled by Pollution and Unsound Policies, Toxic Algae Overtakes Florida Beaches and Waterways Florida is in the midst of a still-unfolding water pollution catastrophe. Many formerly picture-perfect beaches and posh waterfront neighborhoods are now surreal toxic landscapes where the smell is so pungent, it can make you nauseous. Parts of South Florida are being inundated by harmful […]
Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature”
Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature” The skyline of Manhattan at sunset in New York, May 23, 2018. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images THIS SUNDAY, THE entire New York Times Magazine will be composed of just one article on a single subject: the failure to confront the global climate crisis in the 1980s, a […]
Crime of the 21st Century
Crime of the 21st Century Perpetrators of Apocalypse, or, The Seven Circles of Hell Gustave Doré Time to have a talk / it will not be fun / buckle up. Feel free to skip to the end at any point for pleasant pictures of adorable animals. You and I are witnessing the twenty-first century’s great […]
The End of the Line – A Climate in Crisis
The End of the Line – A Climate in Crisis Train Wreck, Montparnasse, 1895 The world of academia is starting to pick up on the concept that humanity is unknowingly cruising on a train ride to doomsday, a surefire encounter with collapse of society based upon climate crises brought on by exponential climate change. The […]
We’re in year 30 of the current climate crisis
An excerpt from the Conference Statement of the 1988 World Conference on the Changing Atmosphere held in Toronto We’re in year 30 of the current climate crisis In late-June, 1988, Canada hosted the world’s first large-scale climate conference that brought together scientists, experts, policymakers, elected officials, and the media. The “World Conference on the Changing […]
Canada Global Warming Tax up to $1,000 per Household?
Canada Global Warming Tax up to $1,000 per Household? I have been warning that Global Warming is profitable for governments. They paid these academics $1 billion to come up with dire forecasts that ignore nature, cycles, and history, all to justify taxing people that will never actually impact anything nor balance their budgets. Canadian households […]
Climate Change is Real – Do Droughts Last 8.6 Years?
Climate Change is Real – Do Droughts Last 8.6 Years? It is time to begin to really investigate Climate Change for what our computer is forecasting is like a dramatic rise in volatility or a Panic Cycle to be more accurate. What does that mean? We are going to experience extremes on both sides. […]
