Water wars… coming to a town near you: * Europe hydrogeneration is down 20% in France, down 30% in Italy, and down 50% in Spain. And, did you know solar panels are less efficient in high temperatures? There is more resistance in all power lines, too. * Germany the Rhine water levels fall to new […]
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Europe Drought: And Yes, All Fish Will Die
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Climate Endgame: Exploring Catastrophic Climate Change
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America released the study Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios: Prudent risk management requires consideration of bad-to-worst-case scenarios. Yet, for climate change, such potential futures are poorly understood. Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction? […]
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Immigration and the Wage Inflation Spiral
An important factor in our inflation situation is immigration. The US has stagnant population growth (as does the UK, EU, etc. Japan has a declining population.) During the Trump administration, the US drastically curtailed immigration. The Biden administration continues to do so today. The result has been wage inflation. The wage inflation that started in […]
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Observed Increases in Well-mixed Greenhouse Gases
2021 saw the largest emissions of greenhouse gases in human history. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported: The Current State of the Climate * It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred. * Observed increases in […]
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Climate Change: Adapt or Die
United Nations Press Release — UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the “unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming. UN-IPCC-Climate-Change-March-2022 […]
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Daniel Brouse: About the Author
Q: Any background on membrane .com? A: In 1994, I started a publishing company with another scientist (low temperature physicist and co-builder of the Ohio States supercomputer). The name of the publishing company is The Philadelphia Spirit Experiment. As the name suggests, it is a scientific experiment in the publishing of arts and science. At […]
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The True Costs (and Benefitlessness) of a Trump Economy
January 23, 2020 What are the costs and benefits to the United States under a Trump economy? Financial Analysis: Current State of Affairs First, start with a financial analysis — a snapshot of the current economic health of the nation. What would a financial analysis that is similar to an individual applying for a bank […]
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Worst Economy Ever: United States Financial Health in 2020 Hindsight
by Daniel Brouse Economist, Pi Gamma Mu January 22, 2020 The U.S. economy is the worst in history. There are several measures for the health of an economy. One of the best is the “debt to GDP” ratio. National debt divided by the nation’s gross domestic product = debt to GDP ratio. During 2019, the […]
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Climate Change and Disaster Displacement
The UN Refugee Agency reports: Research indicates that the Earth’s climate is changing at a rate that has exceeded most scientific forecasts. Some families and communities have already started to suffer from disasters and the consequences of climate change, which has forced them to leave their homes in search of a new beginning. UNHCR recognizes […]
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