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From the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of …

Latest Carbon Dioxide Reading Falls in Line with Past Data Read More »

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The man is an idiot, to be sure, but he’s obviously correct here.  There are places on Earth at extreme latitudes that already have longer growing seasons, and use less energy to provide heat in winter.  There will also be …

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I’m sure the picture here could be interpreted differently, but to me it says, “Yes, climate change, with its floods, droughts, wildfires and famines is ruining our planet, but we’ll be damned if it will ruin a good day of …

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words, But What Exactly ARE Those Words? Read More »

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American culture has always had its extreme fads, like flagpole-sitting or goldfish-eating; the pic here featuring “extreme tree trimming” from the 1880s is an example.  That’s hilarious, IMO. But these are curiosities.  On a far broader scale, we’re starting to see the …

21st Century Living Is “Extreme” Read More »

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The video here is a joke, and the audience clearly gets the humor, yet this is a conversation that I had almost verbatim with my apolitical son very recently. I was trying to inspire him to become more engaged, and I started …

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As someone who has been involved in water and flood management for several decades the ongoing delay to SUDS legislation in the UK has been an intriguing saga to follow. But firstly, I would like to get one thing straight. …

From Guest Blogger Simon Thomas: Can SUDS stop the floods? Read More »

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