Compatible Creatures by Bruce Maulden
War, Politics, and Life
Clear and a bit on the chilly side this early Monday on California’s north coast — a big chunk of the moon still lights the western sky, shimmering now out over the Pacific Ocean. And no rain in anybody’s sight. No moisture, no water — last Friday, dry shit hit the fan as Gov. Jerry…
A most-beautiful afternoon of warm sunshine and nearly-no wind — here on California’s north coast, a rare day when all you need is just a T-shirt, or at least for my old, skinny ass. We stand right now at a way-balmy 74 degrees, and the same is expected tomorrow. And so warm and nice, I’ve…
Another report signifying lack of an actual, deep-understanding of the swift-boat capabilities of climate change, in this instance, the Pine Island Glacier, largest single contributor to sea-level rise in Antarctica, is not-so-slowly melting away — today from Planet Earth: The work, published in Nature Climate Change, shows the glacier’s retreat may have begun an irreversible…
High overcast and way-quiet this early Sunday morning on California’s north coast — we had some rain, and that some rain is gone. Although we received a strong downpour for a little while yesterday, the rain storm really didn’t do much drought-wise, and the dry burning continues — according the National Weather Service for this…
Clear and cold this Tuesday morning here on California’s north coast, but: In northern Minnesota right now, the temperature has dipped to a staggering -42 F. The chill is running so deep in the North Star State that it’s not only colder than in the lands above the Arctic Circle, it’s actually colder than some…
(Illustration: Alder Point Road in southern Humboldt County, about a two-hour drive slightly southeast of the northern coast, taken Feb. 24, 2011, and found at Kim Sallaway Photography). “Polar Vortex!” A couple of words used extensively this Sunday morning blasting from headlines on news sites across the InterWebs in meteorologist-attempts to quickly, graphically explain the…
Crystal-clear and cold again this Friday morning here on California’s north coast as we wedge deeper into the new year. Not that 2014 will see anything of retentive value to aid in warding off all the shit piled at the year’s front door, but there’s not much we can do about it. The world has…
Thick ground fog and chilly this way-too-early Wednesday here on California’s north coast, and really quiet. This the first day of 2014 — and your point? This past year, it seems to me, has to have been one of the fastest on record. The Boston Marathon bombings — April 15 — feels as if it…
High clouds and a bit chilly again this Tuesday morning on California’s north coast, the final day of the year and the last we’ll see of them days. A whole-lot of shit will continue, though, and it’s all ugly. And Snoopy from Peanuts lays down the reality: “So this is the last day of the…
Clear, sunshine-filled skies this Sunday morning on California’s north coast — but no rain in sight for the rest of this year, and not much predicted for 2014, either. Walking-the-dog environment: “Increased heating from global warming may not cause droughts but it is expected that when droughts occur they are likely to set in quicker…
