Worldwide insect populations are in decline by as much as 80%. Insects are in a downward spiral threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, as reported by a global scientific review. “Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades. The […]
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The Collapse Of Nature
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Earth Status 2018
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970 according to a report issued on October 30, 2018 by the World Wildlife Foundation. Plummeting numbers of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish around the world are an urgent sign that nature needs life support. Our Living Planet Report 2018 shows population sizes of wildlife […]
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Turn out the lights… the fossil fuel party’s over.
October 15, 2018: To: Sidd RE: Energy and Climate Change I’ve been thinking about a famous Sidd quote… and wonder if it still holds true? Back in the day (2001), you recommended one of the best things to do was to turn off the lights! “Turn out the lights… the fossil fuel party’s over.” http://membrane.com/oil/ […]
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Insects to Disperse Modified Viruses and Modify Plant Genomes
Sidd said: When I read this, chills ran up my spine. There is research in progress in using insects to disperse modified viruses to plants they feed on. These viruses will, in turn, modify plant genomes. The modifications extend to affecting the chromosomal germline so that the modified traits will be inherited. The research is […]
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Underestimated Flood Risk
https://eos.org/opinions/millions-more-americans-face-flood-risks-than-previously-thought text follows: Millions More Americans Face Flood Risks Than Previously Thought A different modeling approach fills large gaps in the U.S. governmentâ??s flood risk estimates, revealing previously overlooked at-risk areas often surrounding small flood-prone streams. A Spring Lake, N.C., resident is carried from her flooded home on 17 September 2018, in the aftermath of […]
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Shorefalling Rainstorms
i have been reading of the floods in kerala (india, southwest) and i just realized it isn’t just sea level rise and storm surge these shorefalling rainstorms a) pick up huge amounts of water off the ocean b) drop it inland as they come ashore c) all that water has to get out thru existing […]
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Extreme Weather Events Getting More Extreme
The U.N. has released a report entitled, “Extreme Weather Continues in 2018 – a Continuing Call to Climate Action”. Addressing the dangers associated with extreme weather conditions, the Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Change Patricia Espinosa said: “We must keep an eye on the future. As the superstorms and monsoon flooding of last year […]
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Flood Insurance Rates Rising
“your flood insurance premiums could rise up to 18 percent each year” A recent article in the Miami Herald reports: “FEMA confirmed to the Miami Herald that it is looking into switching to risk-based pricing in 2020, which would end the subsidies most coastal communities enjoy on their flood insurance premiums and show the true […]
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Rising Sea Level and the Internet
In a study published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, authors concluded the infrastructure of the Internet is at risk due to global warming and rising sea levels. “Thousands of miles of buried fiber optic cable in densely populated coastal regions of the United States may soon be inundated by rising seas….” “Most of the damage […]
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Climate Change Hammers US Coasts
In a report published by NOAA, the 2017 nation‐wide average annual frequency of high tide flooding hit an all‐time record. If high tide flooding in 2018 follows historical patterns, flooding will be most common during the winter (Dec‐Feb) along the West Coast and the northern section of Northeast Atlantic Coast in response to winter storms […]
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