One of the many ways climate change is making our world more dangerous is through the spreading of diseases by mosquitoes. They are responsible for expanding the reach of a variety of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, Zika, chikungunya, West Nile virus, and eastern equine encephalitis. The Read more…
Hurricanes form over oceans and are fed by warm water, enabling them to intensify. When they come ashore, they weaken. Almost four years ago I wrote about how climate change helps hurricanes last longer once they leave their oceanic incubator. Hurricane Helene is a perfect example. Helene made landfall near Read more…
Torrential rains and flooding in Vermont and northern New York State. Out-of-control wildfires in Canada. Scorching temperatures in the American Southwest that exceed 110 degrees and could reach 119 degrees in places. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from 1980 to 2022 an average of 8.1 weather events Read more…
Do you believe climate change is real? The oil company executives do. According to an article in Time Magazine, [1] Ben van Beurden, the CEO of Shell Oil Company, admitted in a 2019 interview that his company had known about climate change for decades, saying, “Yeah, we knew. Everybody knew.” Read more…
Chinstrap penguins get their name from the distinctive black line under their chin that resembles the chinstrap on a cap or helmet. They live in the southern hemisphere, on Antarctica and on land areas close to Antarctica such as Chile, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Bouvet Island, South Georgia and the Read more…
The average global temperature is the average of temperature readings taken throughout the year all over the world. According to the World Meteorological Organization, the average global temperature in 2021 made it one of the seven warmest years on record, about 1.11º Centigrade (almost 2º Fahrenheit) warmer than the average Read more…
Several years ago, in chapter 11 of my first book, Beyond Blind Faith, entitled “Apocalypse Soon,” I wrote this: People have been predicting the end of the world for thousands of years, and it hasn’t happened yet. But things may be different today. The prophets of doom this time are not Read more…