The future of water and Western drought are in the headlines. A major El Nino event is shaping up that could, while temporarily bringing rain to California, actually make the Western drought worse in the coming year. Canada’s Prairies have just experienced their driest...
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Future mega-drought chances according to NASA study… Lake Shasta before drought… Lake Shasta now in drought… See more comparisons at weatherextreme.com. How will we cope if drought becomes mega? It’s not just a California problem.
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In a few hours, on June 18, 2015, the climate change debate may change, as will discussion on the future of global economics and capitalism itself. The awaited, now partly leaked, statement from Pope Francis reportedly will warn of the impending destruction of the...
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The LA Times reports that the ongoing drought in California has left the state’s reservoirs with just a one-year supply of water, according to NASA. January was the driest in California since record keeping began. So far, says the Times opinion piece, the state...
Continue ReadingI’ve written recently about how solar is getting cheaper and about how it may be growing too fast in the sense that the current energy grid and business systems cannot adjust quickly enough. But an interesting question is whether it would be possible to...
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