As noted on the Windfuels website, “no year (from 1880 when records began) before 1973 was hotter than 1973. Every year since 1978 was hotter than 1978.”
Category: Climate Change
Taking Climate Change Into Consideration
From the Associated Press: A judge blocked oil and gas drilling across almost 500 square miles in Wyoming and said the U.S. government must consider climate change impacts more broadly as it leases huge swaths of public land for energy …
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Is Fisker For Real?
From Motor Trend: FISKER PROMISES SUB-$40K ALL-ELECTRIC SUV FOR 2021 I’m not saying this won’t happen, but I am saying that, if it does, it will be the first promise that Fisker has kept in the 11 years I’ve been …
Climate Change and National Security
What are the possible ramifications of hundreds of millions of climate refugees, desperate to find dry, arable land? Does that sound like it might constitute a threat to U.S. national security? If you said “no,” you just might have what …
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Land Management and Climate Change
When a friend reminded me of ecologist Allan Savory’s Ted Talk (below) it occurred to me how few people are talking about desertification and what our civilization should be doing about it.
United Nations on Climate Change
While maintaining global temperatures within 1.5 ° C of pre-industrial conditions is imperative to halting a runaway train that will destroy our planet’s capacity to support organized civilization, our practical capacity to accomplish this goal is very much a matter of …
Melting Glaciers: Their Meaning and Impact
The countless glaciers of Kazakhstan and other countries in Central Asia feed the continent’s great river basins, which form the water sources for hundreds of millions of people. This brilliant and beautiful piece published by the New York Times tells …
Comment on Sea-Level Rise from Glenn Doty
I’m taking the liberty to republish this comment Glenn wrote on social media, as I think it brings clarity to the discussion of sea-level rise associated with climate change. – Craig This (model of sea-level rise) is fun for the …
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Note on Climate Change Denial
The woman who wrote the piece on the left makes a fabulous point. When it comes to climate change denial, we think of a demagogue leading ignorant people around by the nose. Of course, that’s part of it, but realize …
America Receiving Its Just Desserts
What are the criteria by which Americans evaluate candidates for public office? I suppose that depends on what part of the country we’re talking about. A West Virginia Republican lawmaker is facing bipartisan backlash after comparing LGBTQ people to the Ku Klux …
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