Weather Come Lately
March 2, 2011Expect more intense weather such as the repeating winter storms in the eastern US in the immediate future and for decades to come “until the climate grows so warm that we pass the point where…
Tag Archives: global warming
GAS — (And NOT the bowel blowback kind, either)
February 27, 2011A good, quick guide for keeping track; from CNNMoney: The spike in oil last week could translate to an increase in gas prices of 37 cents per gallon in the coming weeks, according Moody’s Analytics…
Clueless — ‘Worrisome to Dire’
February 24, 2011Canadians — what can you do? From a new poll by two Canadian organizations, the Public Policy Forum and Sustainable Prosperity: The survey, released Wednesday, found that 80 per cent of Canadians polled said they believe…
Hoot to Climate Change
February 23, 2011Interesting, new evidence of climate change via The Atlantic Wire: A study carried out over thirty years and published recently in the journal Nature Communications showed that while grey tawny owls had higher survival rates…
Bottom Up
February 21, 2011(Illustration found here). The abstract from a new study via Tellus: The thaw and release of carbon currently frozen in permafrost will increase atmospheric CO2 concentrations and amplify surface warming to initiate a positive permafrost…
Crisis Cycles
February 19, 2011Rare for me to be up this early on a Saturday, yet here I am at 4 AM peeking at a world seemingly gone mad as a hatter. The hourglass is empty The horsemen are…
Solar Bombardment
February 17, 2011(PM UPDATE BELOW) Run away, run away…but where? (Illustration found here). Last Monday, a huge event on earth’s sun occurred — called the largest solar explosion since 2006 — and sent massive super-charged bright sparks…
Whole Lotta People Goin’ On
February 15, 2011“‘Smart growth’ destroys the environment. ‘Dumb growth’ destroys the environment. The only difference is that ‘smart growth’ does it with good taste. It’s like booking passage on the Titanic. Whether you go first-class or steerage,…
Paradoxical Logic
February 10, 2011(Illustration found here). Life appears becoming to an end via interesting ways. What was considered true and old faithful, just might be a lie. The huge volcano under Yellowstone National Park has been rising at…
Bees Needs — Pollinate Thyself
February 8, 2011As climate change continues its unchecked advance upon the deep-blue planet, disrupting everything we now consider, all kinds of weird and ominous shit are coming to dangerous, life-threatening surface. And like a lot of other…