by Daniel Brouse Introduction: The Climate Regime Is Changing July 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded for the contiguous United States—but the most revealing record wasn’t the daytime heat. It was the heat that didn’t go away at night. The average overnight minimum reached 64.2°F—3.7°F above average, setting a new U.S. record for the […]
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July 2026: The Record Heat Was Especially Dangerous After Sunset
by Daniel Brouse July 2026 was officially the hottest month ever recorded for the contiguous United States since national records began in 1895. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average temperature across the Lower 48 reached 76.9°F—about 3.3°F above the 20th-century average and roughly 0.1–0.2°F warmer than the previous July records […]
Fire Without Precedent: The Wildfire Escalation Reshaping the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
by Daniel Brouse The 2026 wildfire season is rewriting the history of wildfire in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Record-setting megafires, increasingly unusual Arctic fires, overwintering “zombie fires,” and growing insurance losses reveal a wildfire regime that is expanding in both intensity and geographic reach. From Oregon’s record-breaking Big Grass Fire to destructive fires around Spokane […]
The Hydration Myth: Why You Don’t Need Eight Glasses of Water a Day
by Daniel Brouse The rule to drink six to eight glasses of water a day is a myth. The standard recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water every day is a popular health myth that is not supported by scientific evidence. While it may serve as a convenient baseline, there is no universal […]
Integrated Climate Stewardship: The Fossil Fuel Question and Answer
Question: I use phasing out in a way that means completely ending the use and production of fossil fuels down to zero. Phasing down means a gradual reduction or scaling back in FF use over time without specifying a complete stop. Would add or alter that in any way? How would you define differntiate ‘transition […]
Rocky Rex Climate Climax
One way into discussing climate change as a whole is to refer to the water cycle, because most people learned about it at school. The water cycle is now supercharged by extra heat in the oceans. Warmer seas produce more evaporation – and that extra water vapour* carries the extra heat high into the air. […]
The Strange and Hidden Feedback Network: Chaos Theory and the Acceleration of Climate Change
by Daniel Brouse Some of the most fascinating—and concerning—climate feedback loops are ones that were barely considered in climate models a decade ago. They illustrate how a relatively small change can trigger a cascade of nonlinear responses, making them particularly relevant from a chaos theory perspective. Chaos Theory and the Acceleration of Climate Change Climate […]
Earth’s Thin, Changing Atmosphere: How Human Climate Change Is Reshaping the Troposphere
By Daniel BrouseEconomist & ClimatologistMembrane Domain USAAugust 10, 2026 Our system gives no value to global commons such as the atmosphere or the oceans, because they are not seen as “scarce commodities”. One oak tree does not matter, because there are vast numbers of oak trees. Pumping sewage into the sea doesn’t matter, because the […]
The Future of Energy Is Not Static
By Daniel BrouseEconomist & ClimatologistMembrane Domain USAAugust 10, 2026 I’m not certain what the future holds. I don’t think anyone can be. But I’m also not convinced that the future of fossil fuels can be projected simply by looking at today’s production levels and assuming they will continue indefinitely. There is a very real possibility […]
Science Is Science: Confronting Denialism and Ecofascism
About Denialism and Ecofascism: Science Is Science The ObservationGlad to know you’re watching out! At the same time, this divisiveness—when we desperately need everyone to pull together because it’s a CRISIS, right?—makes me somehow deeply sad. That’s a big job right there… How do we reach those who seem furthest away from any kind of […]