by Daniel BrouseAugust 13, 2025 A massive upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt, dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier, began releasing on Tuesday, prompting officials to urge residents in parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of a potentially dangerous surge of floodwater. The National Weather Service (NWS) Juneau office issued a flood warning for areas along […]
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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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What Happens If the AMOC Stops?
by Daniel Brouse August 10, 2025 The AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) is one of the planet’s most important climate engines, moving warm water from the tropics northward and sending cold, dense water back south at depth. It’s also deeply intertwined with a giant climate feedback loop — the kind that can trigger sudden, far-reaching […]
Sudden Sea Level Pulses: How “Cork Release” Events Could Rapidly Reshape Coastlines
by Daniel BrouseAugust 9, 2025 Greenland Subglacial Flood Sheds Light on a Dangerous Climate Feedback The Earth’s climate system is a tightly woven network of interdependent processes. Disturb one, and you risk setting off a cascade of reinforcing feedback loops. Consider just one example: the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). When […]
Understanding Urban Heat Islands: Causes, Data, and Climate Context
by Daniel Brouse August 7, 2025 Urban heat islands (UHIs) are a well-documented phenomenon in which cities and densely developed areas experience significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural environments. This temperature disparity is not the result of long-term climate change, but rather of localized factors that alter how heat is absorbed, stored, and released. The […]
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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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Tariffs, Hypocrisy, and Geopolitical Backfire: Trump Slaps 50% Tariffs on Indian Goods Over Russian Oil
In a move that is already sparking backlash among global trade experts and U.S. allies, former President Donald Trump has issued a directive to impose an additional 25% tariff on a wide array of Indian goods—raising the total tariff rate to 50%. This decision, according to Trump, is a response to India’s ongoing purchases of […]
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The Deadly Nexus: Climate Change, Pathogens, and Political Denial
By Daniel BrouseAugust 6, 2025 A recent study published in JAMA Health Forum, titled “Global Estimates of Lives and Life-Years Saved by COVID-19 Vaccination During 2020-2024”, provides powerful evidence of the lifesaving impact of COVID-19 vaccines. The study estimates that vaccinations prevented 2.5 million deaths globally over the 2020–2024 period. The sensitivity analysis suggests a […]
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Tariffs, Sanctions, and Sensibility: Rethinking U.S. Trade Policy in the Age of Climate Crisis
by Daniel Brouse August 5, 2025 I’ve been reflecting on the ongoing trade war and its broader implications—not just economically, but in terms of logic, consistency, and environmental sensibility. A recent twist involving Russian sanctions highlights how disconnected U.S. policy can be from its stated goals. Just this week, Trump threatened to raise tariffs even […]
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The Hidden Costs of Gasoline: Why Misguided Fuel Policy and Climate Denial Are Driving Prices—and Inflation—Higher
by Daniel Brouse August 3, 2025 Gasoline prices continue to climb across the U.S., and many are quick to blame geopolitical tensions or oil company profits. But two less visible factors are placing sustained upward pressure on prices—while simultaneously exposing the broader economic and environmental costs of our current energy system. 1. Refinery Constraints: A […]
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