The United States has reportedly warned countries to reject a United Nations–brokered agreement aimed at reducing marine fuel emissions—or face punitive tariffs, visa restrictions, and additional port levies, according to U.S. and European officials familiar with the matter. The U.N. initiative, designed to curb the shipping industry’s significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, has […]
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U.S. Threatens Tariffs and Sanctions to Undermine U.N. Marine Fuel Emissions Deal
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Texas-Sized Climate Change
by Daniel Brouse September 3, 2025 The CO₂ Coalition released a report titled “Texas and Climate Change: No Climate Crisis in the Lone Star State,” making a series of sweeping claims: that Texas has experienced no “unprecedented or unusual” warming despite rising atmospheric CO₂, and that current temperatures are comparable to those over a century […]
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Health and Quality of Life in Florida
by Daniel Brouse September 3, 2025 Florida faces mounting challenges in health, education, and climate resilience—each reinforcing the state’s declining quality of life. Life ExpectancyFlorida’s life expectancy has fallen sharply. Recent estimates put it at ~77.5 years, down from 79 in 2019, with COVID-19 and drug overdoses driving much of the decline. The state now […]
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Runaway Climate Feedbacks and Systemic Collapse
Daniel Brouse and Sidd MukherjeeSeptember 3, 2025 Our probabilistic, ensemble-based climate model — incorporating complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by as much as 9°C (16.2°F) within this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates, which predicted a 4°C rise over the next thousand […]
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Runaway Feedbacks: Can Earth Warm 9°C This Century?
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee September 1, 2025 I said: Our climate model — incorporating complex social-ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, non-linear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F) within this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates, which predicted a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, […]
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Sea Level Denial vs. Climate Reality: The Accelerating Collapse of Ice Sheets and Ocean Circulation
by Daniel BrouseAugust 29, 2025 Here’s an example response you can use when confronting a climate denier—this one addresses the accelerating rise in sea levels and the collapse of the AMOC. The climate denier said to me: “What an absolute load of BS. Sea level hasn’t changed to ANY verifiable degree in 2,000 years. Sit […]
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The Alarming Rise of Political Eugenics in U.S. Public Health Policy
The Trump administration has reignited global concerns about eugenics through its direct interference in science and public health. The latest controversy centers on the firing of the CDC director, followed by the resignation of four senior colleagues in protest. Their departures, citing the politicization of the agency and the deliberate manipulation of scientific data, mark […]
Why Fasting Beyond 12 Hours Can Harm Your Health—and What to Do Instead
by Daniel Brouse August 26, 2025 Fasting has gained popularity in recent years as a supposed way to detox, lose weight, or improve longevity. However, the science tells a more complex story. While short periods without food may not be harmful for everyone, prolonged fasting—especially beyond 12 hours—can negatively affect your health in significant ways. […]
Evaporation: Death by Corn Sweat
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee August 10, 2025 Introduction: Observing a Vanishing Pool I’ve been researching evaporation for decades, but sometimes the most telling experiments happen in my own backyard. At the start of this pool season, rainfall far exceeded evaporation. Then, for the past two months, the balance flipped: with little rain and […]
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Breathing in Danger: The Health Crisis of Air Pollution and How to Protect Yourself
by Daniel Brouse August 6, 2025 Over the past several years, extreme air pollution events have become alarmingly common across the United States and beyond. If you’ve been noticing hazy skies, itchy eyes, or difficulty breathing, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining things. With increasingly frequent wildfires, industrial emissions, and fossil fuel combustion, the air […]
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