Monthly Archives: September 2019

A close look at the contribution of military spending to climate change.  This was written for The Intercept by the journalist Murtaza Hussain, largely based on the writings of Rabindranath Tagore and a recent report from the Watson Institute at … Continue reading →

Highlights from a 3-day international conference on how to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, sponsored by the University of Oxford (Carbon Brief).  A lot here to look at from the minds of world-class professionals. Mechanism of cheap levitra ED medicine: The … Continue reading →

A new study has important information about the effects of climate change on soil hydrology (Rutgers University).  “Climate change may reduce the ability of soils to absorb water in many parts of the world, according to a Rutgers-led study. And … Continue reading →

Somaliland:  A Climate Timebomb (Thomson Reuters Foundation).  A fine documentary about a small republic, population 4 million, not recognized as a nation, that is one of the world’s most desperate situations, plagued by high and rising temperatures and fearsome drought.  … Continue reading →

What climate change and future heatwaves mean for a city like Phoenix (VOX).  Phoenix is a good example because it is so hot to begin with.   The article covers a lot of ground with interesting material, making one key point … Continue reading →

Expanded insights into the effects of Amazon wildfires (Phys.org).  This article is full of unusual information about the effects.  It also has a new satellite view of fire locations, the total of which has now exceeded 100,000 for the year. … Continue reading →

A new study foresees increased frequency of hotter and drier years in the Upper Nile Basin, causing serious water scarcity (Phys.org).  The hot and dry years, now one out of five, which typically result in crop failures, could double or … Continue reading →

Why China’s CO2 emissions are growing again (Carbon Brief).  A powerful presentation of a subject of utmost importance for the future climate, with many different kinds of trends clearly charted.  The most important concerns emissions from burning coal, which makes … Continue reading →

An explanation of the risk from Amazon deforestation and what can be done about it (Yale e360).  Brazil’s leading expert on the Amazon and climate change provides detailed views on how the tipping point is calculated and when the Amazon … Continue reading →

Strong new evidence of the extent of sea-level rise in the late Pliocene era (University of New Mexico).  The evidence comes from “very robust measurements” taken from formations found in a coastal cave in Majorca.  “…more than three million years … Continue reading →