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Category Archives: Climate change
Map Monday: where are our trees and why do they matter?
A few week ago Map Monday featured the challenges humans face in ensuring sufficient fresh water for all our “needs”, including the vital basic need for sources of clean water in developing countries. A critical component of keeping our water … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, History and Politics, Map Monday
Tagged clean air, Climate change, deforestation, ecological footprint, trees, world maps
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Map Monday: what will our world look like when all the ice sheets melt?
We all know the polar ice is melting, and melting faster than one could have imagined. Just ask the polar bears. The Earth’s poles are sometimes called the canary in the coal mine for climate change. Why? Because the warming … Continue reading
Map Monday: a wellness check on the water that makes our planet the Pale Blue Dot
This week’s Map Monday was inspired by a comment from a fellow blogger, who mentioned that some of the world maps I shared put her in mind of the Pale Blue Dot. Thanks, AM, I hadn’t thought of that expression … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Map Monday
Tagged argicultural use of water, Climate change, Earth, fresh water, maps, oceans, Pale Blue Dot, water, world maps
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Map Monday: looking at air quality in a world wracked by wildfires
The topic of this week’s Map Monday was inspired by a link sent to me by a friend. Thanks, Sharon. The world is watching the horrific wildfires in California, Oregon, and the state of Washington, which are following closely on … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Map Monday
Tagged air quality, Climate change, health risk, maps, NASA, pandemic, wildfires, world maps
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Mother Nature doesn’t care if you believe in science or not
It seems to be fashionable these days for people to pick and choose among scientific theories and advice, depending on whether they like the implications of that scientific advice. They may treat one scientific theory like the gospel and another … Continue reading
Wildlife and Earth Day in the time of COVID-19
Wildlife Wednesday and Earth Day all rolled into one. Happy Earth Day, everyone! Believe it or not, this marks the 50th year of celebrating Earth Day on April 22. I have to admit to not having been aware of Earth … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, History and Politics, Wildlife Wednesday
Tagged air pollution, air quality, clean air, Climate change, CO2 emissions, coronavirus, COVID-19, Earth Day, microplastics, ocean pollution, pandemics, plastic pollution, renewable energy, sheltering in place, sustainable agriculture, wildlife
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Climatologists Grimly Watch As People Who Ignore Science Suffer Real And Immediate Consequences — The Out And Abouter
I’m reblogging this satirical piece from Paul Duncan’s The Out And Abouter. It’s satire, but it’s awfully close to the mark. It’s a great read. Warning: those of you who didn’t spend your career in an engineering building as I … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, History and Politics
Tagged Climate change, coronavirus, COVID-19, experts, greed, Out and Abouter, Satire, scientists
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Wildlife Wednesday: Climate change is threatening the very existence of many of our animals | Mar 11/20
Last week we looked at animals who are officially listed as being under severe threat of extinction because of loss of habitat, conflict with encroaching human populations, questionably legal wanton killing, and illegal poaching. This week we look at 10 … Continue reading
