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The Fog of Peace and the Online Revolution

Posted on March 22, 2022 by climatechangefork

Right now, peace in Ukraine is the top priority for all of us. Both sides are talking compromise, however, the reports are anything but clear. The fog of peace adds to the fog of war, amplifying confusion. While there seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia/Ukraine | Tagged Lavrov, NATO, Nuclear, nuclear bomb, nuclear weapon, Poland, Putin, Russia, Stalingrad, Ukraine, Volgograd, War, WWIII | Leave a comment

My Anthropocene

Posted on October 30, 2018 by climatechangefork

I went on a short vacation to southern New Mexico For Columbus Day weekend. Aside from the region’s great weather in this season, that was one of only two weekends per year when the Trinity site (see last week’s blog) … Continue reading →

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Two Anthropocenes

Posted on October 23, 2018 by climatechangefork

The alarming tone of the new IPCC report caught the immediate attention of the world’s media and triggered a quick dismissal from the president of the United States. The report, which spans about 1,300 pages, covers all the indicators that … Continue reading →

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Use of Computer Simulations in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Posted on February 6, 2018 by climatechangefork

Figure 2 in last week’s blog demonstrated our most important tool for determining how we identify human contributions to climate change on both a local and global scale. The figure, taken from the NASA site, describes simulated 20th century global … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged acidification, Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, approximate, attribution, carbon dioxide, Cato institute, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, computer, Consequences, David Biello, disaster, driving forces, Emissions, Environment, extreme weather event, fake, fake science, Freeman Dyson, fudge factor, Future, GISS, Global Warming, Greenland, heresy, heretical, ice melt, infectious disease, James Hansen, manipulate, manipulation, Math, mathematical model. science, Mitigation, model, NASA, nuclear weapon, observe, opinion, parameter, physicist, Physics, predict, real, real science, Sahara, Science, scientist, Sea-Level Rise, simulate, simulation, skew, Social Science, subjective, Technology, Temperature, Warning | 1 Comment

Doomsday Early Signs: The Science

Posted on September 19, 2017 by climatechangefork

The New York Times last week tried to highlight the dangers of climate change. On Friday, Alexander Burns opened his contribution with the following two paragraphs: For years, climate change activists have faced a wrenching dilemma: how to persuade people … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability, Trump | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, biodiversity, business as usual, Caribbean, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Donald Trump, doomsday, ecosystem, Environment, extinction, Future, Gerardo Ceballos, Global Population, Global Warming, Harvey, homogenization, Houston, Hurricane, IPAT, IPCC, irma, jacksonville, methodology, Mitigation, North Korea, nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons, Paul Ehrlich, PNAS, Population, probability, refutability, Rodolfo Dirzo, scenario, Science, sea level, sixth extinction, species, Sustainability, timing, Trump, UN, US, warming oceans, warning signs, World Population | Leave a comment

Doomsday Predictions – Disaster Porn?

Posted on August 29, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Doomsday Clock Three weeks ago (before Charlottesville) I summarized the climate-change-related events that took place during my July vacation and promised to expand upon those issues. Given my necessary digression, I am reposting some of those elements … Continue reading →

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Remedies for Abdication of Duties?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Trends in global urbanization I am starting to write this blog on Tuesday, June 6th. I am doing this a bit earlier than usual in preparation for a trip that I will be taking in July to … Continue reading →

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Playing for a Better Future

Posted on January 17, 2017 by climatechangefork

It’s time to stop crying over spilled milk! No more speculating; we need to prepare for the future. What kind of future will that be? My paid job is to prepare students to face their futures. I have also taken … Continue reading →

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