Archive for the 'global warming' Category
Water, Water. Where?
US Could See Water Shortage
When people talk about the problems associated with global warming, the conversation tends to focus on stronger storms, rising sea levels, and the loss of coastal cities. But one problem that seems to me to get short shrift is the impact on our water supply.
When weather patterns change in such [...]
More Wooder
Via Atrios, the NY Times looks into the drought in the Southeast.
For the better part of 18 months, cloudless blue skies and high temperatures have shriveled crops and bronzed lawns from North Carolina to Alabama, quietly creating what David E. Stooksbury, the state climatologist of Georgia, has dubbed “the Rodney Dangerfield of natural [...]
Hitting the Fan
Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years
The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at a record low, scientists said last night. Experts said they were “stunned” by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as [...]
Blip-blap
Read More..>>Too Little, Too Late
Back in the 1990s, I spent about a year as a door-to-door canvasser for Greenpeace. soliciting memberships and money. Back then, there was still a LOT of debate about global warming and human responsibility for the problem, but one phrase stood out for me: the “make it or break it decade”.
This is how scientists [...]
Climate Change Concerts
Gore announces climate change concerts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -
Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.
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The 24-hour event on July [...]
Larry David, On Why He’s An Environmemntalist
Whatever harm’s been done to the environment, and I know there’s been a lot, it never really affected me personally in any way. That is until a few months ago.
The first thing that happened is that I noticed something on my face. Which turned out to be a benign skin cancer. Which was caused by [...]
Weather
It’s about 44 degrees, and foggy.
A few degrees colder, and it would be snowing right now.
It SHOULD be snowing right now.
Tomorrow is December 15, and it’s going to be 61 degrees. That’s just wrong.
