It’s really something when—in this era of hotter weather every year—you hear meteorologists talk about “abnormally hot” anything. How warm did the Gulf Coast waters that fueled Hurricane Michael have to be for weather experts to call them “abnormal”? It’s not a word that scientists bandy about freely. But it’s in line with what climatologists […]
One need only look at the record books to find the most dangerous era: today Nine “Intensity” categories. Six different all-time records for intensity were set between 2006 and 2016. Hurricanes and typhoons have intensified over the past decade. That is a plain fact. Two costliness categories. Three all-time records for costliness: two in 2017 […]
Last week we again found our country in unnerving physical condition: raging infernos in the West and all-but-hopeless, deadly floods in the East. You’d be hard pressed to find a reliable, independent person in America who doesn’t attribute the unprecedented firestorms, windstorms, and flooding in large part to global warming. Also, few reasonable parties would […]
Maybe executives at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ought to pause and take a break from their doubtlessly busy day. Carefully, taking their time, they should read the name of the agency that employs them. If letterhead isn’t readily available, they ought to walk out the front door and read the sign on the building: […]
Global warming makes predicting catastrophic storms a roll of the dice In recent years, the U.S. mainland has experienced more storms. In recent years, the U.S. has experienced storms that are deadlier and more disastrous. The extreme flooding and winds have hardly been limited to hurricanes. In short, the warming oceans and warming atmosphere, caused […]
After warning from top NASA climatologist to end fossil fuel use, worldwide demand has only increased How’s this for a disconnect? Thirteen years ago, Dr. James Hansen, at the time NASA’s top climatologist, wondered aloud at an American Geophysical Union meeting if there was “still time to avoid dangerous anthropogenic interference with global climate.” A […]
Climate scientists and average American drivers going in opposite directions “A [vehicle] can be a way to bolster [a person’s] sense of self and their confidence by connecting them to something they feel holds power… to compensate for feelings of insecurity or inferiority.” –Dr. Thomas D’Agostino, psychologist When I heard about Ford Motor’s decision to […]
Last time at Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Sergeant Julius “Mack” McNamara and every other cop on duty in the tiny bayou town made a dusty bee-line toward the Select Oil Company staging site after hearing “shots fired” over their radios. This was a must-attend event in the sleepy community, and no PFPD officer was about to […]
“Mary, grab the baby, the river’s rising Muddy water taking back the land The old-frame house, she can’t take-a one more beating Ain’t no use to stay and make a stand Well the morning light shows water in the valley Daddy’s grave just went below the line Things to say, ‘You just can’t take ‘em […]
Science spoke: “Stop using oil and gas.” The world replied: “No.” Why? “Wouldn’t understand if I told you so Wouldn’t care to see if I tried to show Wouldn’t know what to do if I made you feel Like I feel today so don’t bring me down So don’t bring me down “‘Cause the […]