“Climate change is increasing the amount of energy violent rain events contain, amplifying how much damage they can inflict.” The physics of wind and rain are important to understand: their destructive force increases nonlinearly with velocity and is further amplified by density and mass. Even relatively small increases in wind speed or rainfall intensity can […]
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Extreme Energy Event: Violent Rain
Climate Change: Emergency PSA
For the basics: Climate Change Simplified * Our probabilistic, ensemble-based climate model — which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures are becoming unsustainable this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering a phase […]
Climate Change, Circadian Disruption, REM Sleep, and the Gut Microbiome
Climate Change Is Disrupting the Biology of Life Climate change is not just changing the planet—it is changing us. Extreme heat, shifting seasons, storms, and pollution are disrupting our circadian rhythms, damaging sleep, altering the gut microbiome, and destabilizing the gut-brain axis. Protecting the climate means protecting the systems that keep us alive. by Daniel […]
Climate Change, Circadian Rhythms, REM Sleep, and the Gut Microbiome
by Daniel Brouse Introduction One of the most significant and underappreciated health consequences of climate change is the disruption of human circadian rhythms and the resulting feedback interactions between REM sleep and the gut microbiome. Rather than producing isolated health effects, climate change acts as a systemic environmental stressor that destabilizes multiple interconnected biological systems […]
Violent Rain Damage
The destructive power of both wind and water scales approximately with the square of velocity (v²), meaning relatively small increases in flow speed can lead to disproportionately large increases in force and damage. Density further amplifies these impacts. Because water is approximately 800 times denser than air, a 10 mph flow of water can exert […]
The Physics of Violent Rain
The destructive power of both wind and water is governed by the drag equation: Fd = 0.5 × Cd × ρ × A × v² where: The most important factor in extreme events is the velocity term (v²). Because force increases with the square of velocity, small increases in wind speed or water flow velocity […]
Violent Rain: Drag Physics Damage
One physical consequence of warming is the formation of larger raindrops, along with an increase in the number of raindrops falling per square foot. Momentum of Rain is defined by the equation: p = mv As raindrop mass increases, so does momentum. Part of this increasing momentum transfers to the surrounding air, contributing to greater turbulence, downdrafts, […]
Climate Change and Civilization Collapse
What Is Civilization Collapse? Humans are unlikely to face immediate extinction under foreseeable climate scenarios. Our species possesses technological capabilities, global communication networks, and a remarkable ability to adapt to changing conditions. Let’s lower the bar then to civilization collapse and define the term. Not talking about timeframes, could you explain what that term means […]
The Big Beautiful (Ugly) Bill: Tax Cuts, Inflation, Debt, and the Hidden Cost to Households
Introduction A tax cut that appeared to provide the average household with $1,600–$2,900 in annual savings was more than offset by the broader economic effects of inflation, higher borrowing costs, and increased federal debt. After accounting for these costs, the average household experienced an estimated net loss of approximately $3,000 per year, along with an […]
The Optimal Wealth-Building Strategy for Children: Combining Trump Accounts, 529 Plans, and Roth IRAs
A child’s financial future can be strengthened by using multiple savings vehicles, each designed for a different purpose. Rather than choosing only one account, families can combine them strategically to maximize government benefits, tax advantages, and long-term wealth creation. Step 1: Capture the Free Government Contribution For children born between 2025 and 2028, families should […]