Tag Archives: Climate Change Fork

My “Now”

Posted on March 9, 2021 by climatechangefork

We are reaching the anniversary of one full year since we moved teaching and learning online. My school is preparing for face-to-face classes for the next semester (starting in the beginning of September), with some healthy skepticism and the provision … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Climate Change, Climate Change Fork, Education, educator, Einstein, experience, Future, Now, Present, remote learning, teacher | 2 Comments

The Arctic: We’re Going to Lapland!

Posted on January 15, 2019 by climatechangefork

I don’t have too many things on my bucket list but my wife and I have decided to use our winter school vacation to cross off one item from both our lists: going to see the aurora borealis (northern lights). … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sustainability | Tagged Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Arctic, arctic circle, arctic ice, arctic ocean, aurora borealis, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Change Fork, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, energy transition, Environment, Finland, Fossil Fuels, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Greenland, ice, infrastructureAlaska, Lapland, microplastic, Mitigation, NOAA, northern lights, Norway, scandinavia, Science, sea ice, Sweden, Temperature, tundra, Vacation, warming | Leave a comment

Me vs. Them vs. We – Time

Posted on June 6, 2017 by climatechangefork

Thursday (June 1st) was an event to remember. President Trump did indeed turn his back on the world, declaring that he was elected to serve Pittsburg and not Paris – except for the small detail that Pittsburg didn’t vote for … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Immigration

Posted on July 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

“You broke the ocean in half to be here. Only to meet nothing that wants you.” – Nayyirah Waheed, Immigrant Dear Reader, I am writing this blog post at a critical transitional point in my life. I have just graduated … Continue reading →

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Immigration: My Migration History

Posted on July 5, 2016 by climatechangefork

This is what remained of my family’s house in Warsaw after WWII. There is no longer any trace of it. I gave a brief summation of my early life when I wrote my first blog (April 22, 2012). I was … Continue reading →

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Immigration: The Physics

Posted on June 21, 2016 by climatechangefork

Next week I will leave for my summer break. This time we are taking a complicated tour, starting in England a week after the Brexit referendum. Next we will spend a few days in Israel before continuing to Poland, Malta, … Continue reading →

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Fortissimo

Posted on June 23, 2015 by climatechangefork

For those of us who aren’t fluent in music or Italian, fortissimo means “very loud —used especially as a direction in music.” My own kind of scientific fortissimo came unexpectedly, but quite pleasantly, in the last few weeks. It started … Continue reading →

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Make it Simple, Please!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by climatechangefork

Many years ago, I was invited to a small gathering of scientists that did work on solar cells. The invitation came from the Department of Energy (DOE), which coordinates funding to these projects. The conference was focused on creating a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, business as usual, Climate Change, Climate Change Fork, DOE, Education, Energy, Environment, Fifth IPCC Report, Fork, Global Temperature, graph, IPCC, language, march, People's Clilmate March, peoplesclimate, policy makers, poster, Prediction, Report, scenario, Science, Sea-Level Rise, Skeptical Science, Temperature | 3 Comments

Self-Imposing Red Lines

Posted on May 20, 2014 by climatechangefork

Recently, this has become a trend among politicians and organizations: draw a line in the sand (if possible, draw the line in a red color), with an accompanying threat – if you cross this line we (or I) will do … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged 350.org, Carbon, Climate Change, Climate Change Fork, CO2 emissions, Fifth IPCC Report, Geoengineering, Global Warming, IPCC, Lesley Stahl, President Obama, red line, Showtime, Sustainability, Sustainable, Syrian War, unburnable carbon, Years of Living Dangerously | 1 Comment

Publishers

Posted on March 18, 2014 by climatechangefork

My book, Climate Change: The Fork at the End of Now was published in the early summer of 2011. I wrote it as a textbook for the general public, and it was used mainly for general education – both in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged Bjorn Lomborg, Book, Brooklyn College, Climate Change, Climate Change Fork, Climate Sensitivity, CUNY, Demographics, Education, Gini Coefficients, Herman Kahn, IPCC, Michio Kaku, National Intelligence Council, National Science Foundation, NSF, Physics, Publishers, The Physics of Wall Street, Tipping Point, Weatherall, World Population | Leave a comment

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