As we learned yesterday, the concentration of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere made a big leap from 2015 and 2016, hitting 403.3 ppm (up 3.3 from the previous year), for the first time in the last 800,000 years, according to …
Category: Climate Change
Climate Change Hasn’t Ruined Your Life…Yet
When we examine phenomena like the Northern California wildfires and realize that tragedies like these are happening at a pace four times they were of half a century ago, we’re faced with some important decisions that are purely about right …
Quantifying the Cost of Climate Change Sounds Important, But It’s Not Possible
We all can expect to see a steady increase in reports like this, i.e., attempts to quantify the costs of climate change; this one from the U.S. GAO (Government Accountability Office) points to the $350 billion that was lost over …
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What Exactly Is Censorship, And Why Should We Care?
What are the limits of free speech, as protected by the First Amendment? This is a touchy subject, especially today, with the White Supremacists demanding (and receiving) speaking platforms at our universities. Where does a civilized society draw the line?
George Will on Climate Change
A friend writes: Back on July 31, 2015 you posted about “Even the Elites Can’t Escape the Global Community, Living As It Does on One Small Planet.” You mentioned going to your next college reunion in June 2017.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Identifies Strange Coincidence
From Energy Matters: “Natural disaster” Noun, def: A “weather or climate effect that causes at least $1 billion in damages” (on a relative scale).
The World Governments Confront Sea-Level Rise
A colleague from the Bay Area writes: Craig, Few people noticed the approval process for the San Francisco Giants project to build housing on ocean-front property they own near AT&T Park. They have added this: “Another change is that the …
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Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Provides Some Interesting Options
Here’s an article suggesting that microgrids, powered by renewable energy and energy storage, are a good idea for the rebuilding Puerto Rico’s grid after Hurricane Maria. There are certainly some points to like about the idea.
From Guest Blogger Devin Morrissey: Maintaining Parks and Wildlife Preserves After a Natural Disaster
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have caused billions of dollars of damage to the infrastructures of both Texas and Florida. An unfortunate casualty in the aftermath of these natural disasters is the destruction of parks and wildlife refuges that are intended …
Climate Change Will Eventually Cause a Horrible Epiphany: Certain Parts of the World Will Soon Be No Longer Habitable
I just Googled “caribbean uninhabitable,” wondering if I could be the only person on Earth who believes that climate change will eventually render that part of the world unable to support human civilization. We’re now learning that it could take …
