Monthly Archives: February 2018

Antarctic krill, a vital part of the marine food chain, are in a serious state of decline.  Overfishing and climate change have both been responsible.  Climate change has caused a reduction in the ice structure needed for habitat; in addition, … Continue reading →

Ethiopia is facing its fourth consecutive year of drought.  In a part of the country next to Somalia a large population of nomadic herders are now being relocated and must learn how to pursue a new lifestyle.  Fortunately, they are … Continue reading →

“In Defense of Biodiversity:  Why Protecting Species from Extinction Matters.”  This is by Carl Safina, the prize-winning author of seven books about life in the animal world.  Safina makes one eloquent argument after another in opposition to those who are … Continue reading →

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China’s booming demand for milk is an impediment to decarbonization, and hard to control.  The end result is of the same type as that from burning fossil fuels, and the numbers are surprisingly large.  We hear more about the vital … Continue reading →

New details are available showing how Earth’s air temperatures increased between the depth of the last Ice Age and the warm period (Holocene) of the last 8000 years.  This post reviews a new study, one that I find a bit … Continue reading →

Permafrost is loaded with toxic mercury that could be released by thawing (Washington Post).  Rather surprisingly, permafrost soils hold “twice as much mercury as the rest of all soils, the atmosphere, and ocean combined,” built up during and since the … Continue reading →

How the jet stream works—all the basics clearly explained and illustrated, including the development of cold snaps.  Current cold spells may be frequent and may seem harsh, but “aren’t as cold as they would be in a climate unaltered by … Continue reading →

Deep drought conditions are again being reported in California.  “The weekly report released by the U.S. Drought Monitor….shows 44 percent of the state is now considered to be in a moderate drought. It’s a dramatic jump from just last week, … Continue reading →

A group of senior scientists from across Europe are not optimistic about the hoped-for deployment of “negative emissions” as a way of holding temperature increases within the limits set at Paris. “About 87 percent of science models that show a … Continue reading →