Climate Futures

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

Helene’s floodwaters have abated, but the risk of more potentially deadly landslides persists in the region, scientists say • Asheville Watchdog

Thumbnail of Helene’s floodwaters have abated, but the risk of more potentially deadly landslides persists in the region, scientists say • Asheville Watchdog

Good summary of landslide danger and reasons for it in WNC

The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis

Lynn White Jr. explores the historical roots of humanity's ecological crisis, highlighting the impact of Christianity and technology on our relationship with nature, and calls for a rethinking of these assumptions.

uvm.edu

Africa by Toto to play on eternal loop 'down in Africa'

Max Siedentopf bbc.com

Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

reuters.com

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

Jonathan Watts theguardian.com

Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars

defector.com defector.com

janhoglund (@janhoglund@mastodon.nu)

Sarah Kendzior mastodon.nu

In Texas, a Crisis of Inaction Without Consequence

Colin Bogle texasobserver.org

But the big uncertainty that determines whether 2100 is a happy place or a less happy place is our decisions on what we do with emissions. And they dwarf the uncertainties that we’re talking about here. We’re talking 0.1, 0.2 degrees. Well, the difference emissions make is 1 degree, 2 degrees, 3 degrees. So it’s an order of magnitude larger. And... See more