ArchivesTag : climate change
Future of Arctic Ice – New Data
Among the interesting policy positions of the new Vice President nominee designate of the Republican Party, Sarah Palin, is that global warming, if it exists, is not related to human activity, and that polar bears are in no danger in the Arctic and thus do not need endangered species designation. As a futurist speaker, I [...]
Full StoryIce continues to diminish
Afer a long and icy winter in many parts of the world, especially in the U.S., and now that we are in mid-summer, what is happening with ice caps? Both the north and south poles are considered important as indicators of the future direction of the planet as related to global warming, since heat accumulates [...]
Full StoryThis is not a drill
Everyone has seen on film or TV, and a few have personally experienced the following: an emergency begins – a fire, an air raid, a ship collision. For a while there is confusion, and people mill around, not sure what is happening. Then, a voice comes over a PA system: “THIS IS NOT A DRILL, [...]
Full StoryClimate Change: Two Book Reviews
I’ve read a lot of books about climate change in the past few years. Two of the most stunning are essentially picture books. I think I know why they had a bigger impact on me than traditional books. When I talk with people about climate change, the ones who live close to the land all, [...]
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