Tag Archives: climate change

Time Is Of The Essence — Climate Change Warning (Again!)

September 6, 2021

Another major red-flag warning on the here-and-now-but-worse-in-the-immediate-future thingie of climate change — a call from professionals/scientists to turn the boat — yesterday a big editorial: Nutshell via HuffPost this morning: A coalition of more than…

Wild Fires To Wild Flooding — Climate Change In Real Time

September 2, 2021

Slightly warm at a cool 88-degrees this late-afternoon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley, and we’re still clear of smoke from our rampant wildfire war being waged up and down the state. Although there are…

It’s Official — US Out Of Afghanistan, And Other Stories

August 30, 2021

Another boilermaker day — 109-degrees outside right now (late-afternoon Monday in California’s Central Valley) — as we spin through work-week kick-off with shit hitting the fan everywhere. Probably the most-historic event today was an end…

Hurricane Ida So Strong It Briefly Changed The Direction Of The Mississippi River — A Preview Of Storms To Come

August 29, 2021

Another heavy-air scorcher this late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley, though, skies today were a little less rusty-brown with the onset of some decent winds which kept the sunshine fairly-bright and a sharper yellow.…

Hurricane Ida Heading For New Orleans — Bad-ass Hurricanes ‘I’ Named

August 28, 2021

Hot, heavy air this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley as the temperatures spiral upward — it’s 104-degrees with the view still a rusty-brown submerged in way-faded-yellow sunshine. Any length of time outside is…

Wildfire Smoke Aids Spread Of COVID — What Next?

August 27, 2021

A faded-thin Mars ambiance to our environment again this mid-day Friday here in California’s Central Valley, an unwelcome aspect after a few days of near-normal weather of bright sunshine and clear-blue skies — now life…

Climate-Change Flooding — Tennessee, Europe, All Over

August 23, 2021

Warm and near-comfortable this Monday afternoon here in California’s Central Valley as climate’s weather plays games. The dry-red air present the last few days from the state’s wildfires has lessened a good bit and the…

Collateral Day On Mars — Afghan Edition

August 20, 2021

Another brown-tinted environment this mid-day Friday here in California’s Central Valley, painted with way-faded yellow sunshine, mingled in with a thin-overcast layer of a hazel-colored sky. Air-breathing outside literally sucks: Our region still looks like…

Rainy Days In Greenland — Heaviest Rainfall Ever In At Least 70 Years, Maybe Longer

August 19, 2021

Some more environmental shit this afternoon as climate change continues unabated — similar to COVID at a Texas Republican fundraiser — and the endgame worse. (Illustration found here). Odd events weather/climate-wise seem to be taking…

Fire And Drought — Air Like Mars

August 19, 2021

A brownish, dystopian environmental ambiance this Thursday morning in California’s Central Valley as apparently the wildfires rampaging statewide is worsening human/animal sight and breathing conditions. I took my daughter’s basset hound/greyhound mix, Leroy, for our…