As discussed in this article from Science Magazine, our food systems and climate change have profound effects on each other. In particular, climate-driven desertification and droughts are destroying our arable land, and our abominable misuse of land and the systems …
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Here’s a compilation of cartoons, charts, and comments on climate change. Enjoy. Photo: The Sahara, the average temperature in which three billion people may live by 2070.
The letters in the sand translate from the German as “Last Warning.” The cartoonist seems be to suggesting that what we’re observing all around us in terms of higher temperatures and the concomitant droughts, wildfires, dry riverbeds, emptied aquifers, and …
We all respect Liz Cheney for her fierce integrity and true patriotism, but, as mentioned earlier, we would be very foolish to think that just because she upholds rule of law that she’s somehow turned into a steward of the …
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This from the Sierra Club: President Biden signed into law the most consequential climate change legislation in history. We want to express our gratitude to every Sierra Club member and supporter who has worked tirelessly to secure climate action over …
People have been saying things like “water is the oil” for as long as I can remember, but the droughts caused by climate change are affecting large populations of people and other life forms. The scarcity of potable water in …
Water Scarcity – “In the Not-Too-Distant Future….” Read More »
The drought in Europe is having devastating effects on everything from wildlife to tourism to supply chain logistics, as products that are traditionally delivered by riverboat are stranded far from their destinations. France hasn’t seen a drought like this in …
In a great number of respects, mid-Century “Bucky” Fuller was correct in what he said here. The Iron Age didn’t win out over the Bronze Age because of humankind’s resentment of bronze, nor did the Information Age come along because …
Sensible people find the meme here to be compelling, while noting that it doesn’t take into account human misery: deaths from hyperthermia, drowning, and wildfires, the disease transmitted by insects, the loss of homeland, the hunger and thirst.
Great point to be made here. It’s obvious to the scientific community that too little is being done to mitigate global warming, but policy-makers, at least in the U.S., don’t have the political will behind them to support forceful and …
