Climate Futures

Various impacts of climate change on the world of our children and grandchildren.

Creighton

NASA satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels

James R. Riordon phys.org

‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation

Jonathan Watts theguardian.com

Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

reuters.com

Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars

defector.com defector.com

If fossil fuel dependency is a global addiction, climate activists are prophets trying to save us from our stupor | Tim Winton

Tim Winton theguardian.com

The entire story of a civilization, or a community, centers around energy: its availability; its production; the uses to which it is put. Whether need outstrips them all.

“Every part of our financial and legal system at this point is devoted, singularly devoted, to keeping the status quo in place,” Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford said in the webinar. “It will be difficult for us to adapt.”

Mark Gongloff • A $1 Trillion Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Housing Market - Bloomberg

Jeri Dansky (@jeridansky@sfba.social)

Seth Borenstein sfba.social

This Scientist Has a Risky Plan to Cool Earth. There’s Growing Interest.

David Gelles nytimes.com