Before I get to the topic of this article, I want to recognize that we are still in the grip of a terrible pandemic and that, in my humble opinion, we are not “over it” as some might have you believe. Based on the chaos and lack of a coherent plan to tame this beast it appears to me that the worst is…
Several of my recent posts have been focused mostly on renewable energy. Today, I am going back to what we can expect from a warming climate and the implications thereof. As readers you know that I have been preaching about how projections of the horrid outcomes of warming the atmosphere of our planet will be much worse and come faster than the “experts”…
I’ve over the years, and recently also, mentioned positive feedback loops. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback) Certainly the melting of the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland ice is one that is very frightening. But there is another one that has been extremely worrisome to me and which has gotten little public attention but could be the dagger in the heart to being able to stop runaway climate…
Recently I wrote about what you can personally do to help protect the planet from the worst possible outcomes of climate chaos and leave our descendants a more hospitable and livable environment. https://franklytalking.com/quitting-your-hamburger-addiction-aint-gonna-cut-it/ One of the things I suggested was joining Sierra Club and helping in these pursuits. (Full disclosure, as you probably know, I have been a Club member since…
For years I have been saying that scientists and other climate “experts” were under estimating the likelihood and degree (pun intended) of a warming planet. The reason for this I said was because they were worried about public perception of being alarmist and possibly of “getting out over their skis.” And if in fact that their more extreme predictions didn’t come to…
In my last few messages I’ve been writing about some encouraging developments that have been occurring recently that give hope that despite the current administration in DC right now (I can’t get myself to say it’s name) there is reason to think our society is waking up to the urgent need to act with expediency to blunt the worst impacts…
Back in the 80’s when it was obvious to me that the science of global warming was clear and convincing I began trying to get others to believe it was happening as well. That has been a long, gradual and uphill process. Nevertheless, in the last two years or so it seems like a critical mass has been achieved here in…
Reading the following article from Rolling Stone Magazine, I don’t know where to begin. If you’ve ever read one of their feature articles you know how long they are. So, I am reluctant to use them in my postings. Yet, this one is so compelling. It is about the impact of extreme heat that is coming as a result of climate change.…
The last post I sent you emphasized how dramatically the earth is heating up and consistently smashing heat records worldwide by huge margins at a vastly higher pace than anytime in the past. This is one of the results. “What was once exceptional is becoming more frequent today.” “The melting has reached parts of Greenland that typically stay frozen all year…
I ran into a friend at a party a short while ago who I hadn’t seen in quite a while. He gets this newsletter and remarked to me that he appreciated getting the info and my passion for the subject matter. And then he asked me if we were really in any big trouble. Of course I answered with a…