Climate Futures
Various impacts of climate change on the world of our children and grandchildren.
Climate Futures
“Hope clouds observation.” — Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965 novel
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.
“Last year, I had a life-changing experience at 90 years old. I went to space, after decades of playing an iconic science-fiction character who was exploring the universe. I thought I would experience a deep connection with the immensity around us, a deep call for endless exploration.
"I was absolutely wrong. The strongest feeling, that dominated
... See moreIn these latter days everybody is familiar with concepts like the carbon footprint, sustainability, and the like. Measures of the ecological cost of the things we do. One of the most irksome problems bedeviling Earth's biosphere at present is the outrageous cost of many aspects of many human lifestyles. Society is gradually and too late awakening... See more
Albert Burneko • Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars
Unsparing commentary on where we are, from the article “Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars”
“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
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? | Agriculture | The Guardian
Tess McClure • The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
