So It's a Little Warmer, So What?

30/05/2023

Got grass?

The Southwest is running out of water fast. Now, Nevada is imposing a ban on all "useless grass" — like those patches between the sidewalk and street.

20/04/2023

Check this out. It's real.

Ice in Antarctica is melting rapidly. That’s driving sea level rise around the world. But some places are threatened more than others, and Texas is in the crosshairs.

18/03/2023

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. -- French proverb

Landmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit

20/02/2023

As a planet and all the life it holds, we have a rough time ahead of us... all of us. By 2050—which is only 27 years away—you will not believe what will have happened to so many locations and people around the world. You will not recognize it. But if you don't yet, you'll believe it to be true.

Whatever your belief system, whether there's a god or higher power controlling all this, or science and nature (or a combination), your life, and all those you love, will be affected.

But in spite of the waves, let's keep rowing the boat in the same direction. Together, we can all survive, adapt and thrive... if we are smart.

Stay safe and healthy... -- Charlie xo

Earth Likely To Cross Critical Climate Thresholds Even If Emissions Decline, Stanford Study Finds

16/02/2023

The star-studded series from Scott Z. Burns premieres March 17

25/01/2023

So it's a little warmer on Greenland. So what.

New ice core data shows Greenland is the warmest it's been in 1,000 years.

29/12/2022

We have no choice. We will not outrun climate change.

In addition to war in Ukraine and fiscal policy, climate change plays a behind-the-scenes role in the inflation and the cost-of-living crises.

21/12/2022

Hmmm... maybe, just maybe, we can find a way to adapt to the changing climate. Technology, common sense, everyone doing their part could be the magic formula. xo

The media sells bad news, but scientific evidence shows that we are making progress toward a healthier, cleaner, and greener planet.

20/12/2022

Some good news for a change?

Surprise! This environmental story is actually not depressing.

10/12/2022

Now it's getting serious.

Former White House chef Sam Kass shared in an interview that he believes coffee and other crops will be "quite scarce" in the next 30 years. And there's plenty of science to back him up.

06/12/2022

If this doesn't bug you, nothing will.

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06/12/2022

Water... who cares?

"The problem with massive projects like Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam," said one climate journalist, "is they were engineered for a climate that no longer exists."

01/12/2022

By 2050, the earth's population is predicted to be around 10 billion people. This article points to the fact that about 50% of earth's population will lack enough water. The year 2050 sounds like it's far away, but that's only 28 years from now. And although I'll likely be dead, you will likely be around. And so will your kids. And grandchildren. How do you feel about that?

The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate-related shortages in water resources could affect two thirds of the world’s population by midcentury and will be felt unevenly

30/11/2022

This is something scifi movies are made of... anyone who has any notion of viruses and bacteria will have nightmares over this story... and it's a story we've been expecting. Maybe a better term for climate change is planet change.

The virus, a Pandoravirus, had been lying dormant in Russia's permafrost. The study sheds light on the dangers of climate change awakening prehistoric diseases from permafrost.

28/11/2022

This climate change thing is getting serious. I wonder if it's real?

Bill Ripple has seen climate horror.

25/11/2022

A few thoughts on where we are with climate change...

The State of the Climate report summarises observations and trends in Australia’s climate and outlines what we know about our climate future.

22/11/2022

Whether or not you are a religious person... this is a good sign!

In this confident debut, Meyaard-Schaap, vice president of the Evangelical Environmental Network, sounds the alarm on the danger...

12/11/2022

It's like the boiling frog thing... very slowly we are seeing it, feeling it, watching it... and then go on with our daily lives because we think it can't be that bad, and if it is, it'll happen to someone else, not me.

The draft version of the fifth National Climate Assessment remains hopeful that the worst impacts can still be avoided with dramatic cuts to emissions.

07/11/2022

Yep.

Why does civil society accept a system that condemns today’s children life on a hostile planet? And what can we do about it?

07/11/2022

It will take trillions of dollars we are unwilling to spend, billions of people to cooperate who couldn't care less, and hundreds of climate change conferences to gaslight constituents to try to slow the climate train down. But if it's just too much of a bother, should we just spend the money on a giant spaceship and build a colony somewhere else? Maybe we should say 'screw it' and just live our lives and hope for the best. After all, this is all nonsense, isn't it?

It does get discouraging when so many humans are so ignorant and short-sighted.

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a world economy in chaos, rising tensions between the US and China, a public angered by soaring inflation: Global leaders have a lot on their plate.

05/11/2022

Sometimes we need to sit down and get real about our safety... nature can be a bitch at times.

When floods or fires destroy American communities, taxpayers often pick up the tab. But as climate change sends costs soaring, where is the limit?

03/11/2022

The heat is on in Europe... and it will not slow down for centuries.

‘Europe presents a live picture of a warming world,’ says World Meteorological Organisation

01/11/2022

Rain, rain, come today
We're thirsty so what can I say?

We need the rain to water plants
And need the water to wash my pants.

I'll do a rain dance, I'll sing a song
Cause I need some water for my big blue b**g.

So rain, rain, come today
Cause it's getting scarier, I do say.

The city of Coalinga was on track to run out of water by mid- to late-November. Officials were forced to buy extra water on the open market to make up the difference, at a steep cost.

01/11/2022

Yes, political will to help the human race manage this crisis is key.

Under Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation has soared.

19/10/2022

And so it goes...

Two expeditions to the Thwaites Ice Shelf have revealed that it could splinter apart in less than a decade, hastening sea-level rise worldwide

18/10/2022

We will have a category 6 hurricane in the next ten years.

A new study found that hurricanes are growing wetter and strengthening faster due to warming water temperatures – a trend researchers say is likely to continue. 

16/10/2022

Left-wing hysteria!!! But the scary thing... what if it's true? In the USA, watch out Miami and New Orleans.

Although many cities at risk of sinking have prepared and innovated themselves by erecting protective measures, they must face the consequences of global warming

16/10/2022

With climate change, things will happen for which we have no explanation. It's easy to blame it all on climate change, and easy to avoid the connection. This is one example.

The Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have disappeared from the cold, treacherous waters of the Bering Sea in recent years.

12/10/2022

Run out of water? Nah... it'll never happen.

Some places in California may be about to find out.

30/09/2022

Climate change is (or will be) a nightmare for so many... it's more than just a change in the weather. I think it shows how fragile our planet and lives are. If there is a god, she is shedding a tear right about now.

The last residents of San Jose de Gracia—a canyon community on the frontline of climate change—are struggling to secure its cultural heritage.