If one of these currents changes dramatically or stops there will be massive temperature changes with the cooling of Europe by as much as 15°F soon after the ocean changes. Storms will increase in magnitude and frequency. Bread baskets will see drought. Some say it could happen next year. Others say it will be in the 22nd Century.
New Normal?
I still love find new things to discover, learn about, experience, do. But new patterns are harder to develop than they once were. I have friends who are aging into an older age than the one I am in. Being older is new for me. I am trying to learn how to do it properly. […]
Heat
I’m spending a lot of time thinking about heat. Today, as this post goes up, the high temperature where I live will be 97°F or 36.11° C. The formula for converting temps back and forth between the two scales is: Formula used for this calculation: (97°F − 32) × 5/9 = 36.111°C Holy Hellfire Batman! Tucson […]
Too Many Things to Think About
People who die so that their families will not suffer further financial burden due to their ill-health, are suicides of despair.
A reading list on women and climate change
Click here to view original web page at www.yaleclimateconnections.org The challenges posed by climate change cannot be met without also addressing gender issues. Because their lives are more vulnerable even under stable conditions, women face greater risks when climate-related impacts – droughts, floods, hurricanes – disrupt their communities. Conversely, giving women more power over their […]
Autumnal Equinox
I love the way the words “Autumnal Equinox” roll off my tongue. It is all hummy and soft at first, and then becomes crisp at the end. The light of Autumn lengthens and there is a golden glow to the late afternoon air here in Tucson that gives me the first confirmation of seasonal change […]