“The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite…” Jules Verne.We opened the discussion below referencing an incredible article from Grist, I highly recommend reading…
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Non-Linearity in the Climate System
“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to truly understand the exponential function”, Albert Bartlett. I see a lot of hand wringing over DJT describing our predicament as a ‘Hoax.’ The man child at the helm of…
Navigating the Descent, into the Abyss!
I first became interested in the collapse of complex societies when back packing in Southeast Asia in 1980, then when visiting Mayan ruins in Central America in 1982.I was in Berlin one week before the wall came down in 1989,…
Life at the End of Empire
A middle-class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, ClimateChange, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of theAmerican Lifestyle.That sub-head could almost be about me or perhaps you? But it’s also the position of the author of the…
Tagged with: Dr. Guy McPherson, Peak Oil, Runaway Abrupt Climate Change
Posted in Climate Science, Collapse, Energy Industry, Nature Bats Last, Peak Oil, Professor Guy McPherson, Sid Smith, Uncategorized
Posted in Climate Science, Collapse, Energy Industry, Nature Bats Last, Peak Oil, Professor Guy McPherson, Sid Smith, Uncategorized
New analysis reveals glacier retreat will lead to loss of biodiversity as vital habitats for specialist species disappear
“The retreat of the planet’s glaciers is one of the most visible and dramatic indicators of the far-reaching impact of climate change on world’s ecosystems.” “Now a new paper published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity has shed further light on how glacial retreat drives unmitigated…
The Multi-Pronged Relentless Attacks on Our Oceans.
In short, ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate unparalleled during the last 300 million years, according to a peer-reviewed paper in the renowned journal, Science. An article at Phys.Org published 12 March 2025 is titled Eukaryotic phytoplankton decline due to ocean acidification could significantly impact…
Reducing Air Pollution Increases Methane: Catch 22
“In this Climate Chat episode, we interview Dr. Vincent Gauci on how reducing air pollution results in increased atmospheric methane concentrations. Vincent Gauci is professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences and a Birmingham Professorial Fellow at the University of Birmingham…
Responding to Persistent Methane Sources
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Each molecule of methane—CH4—is equivalent to 84 molecules of carbon dioxide, according to Climate Change Connection.An article at Phys.Org published on 3 February 2025 is titled Satellite data analysis uncovers top 10 persistent methane sources. Here’s the lede: “A…
Methane Clathrates Erupting in Antarctica
“Frozen, solid methane is turning into methane gas. “These phenomena have already been recorded in the Arctic, but this is the first time they have been detected in Antarctica,” says León, from the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain. His…
The influence of climatic change on the Late Bronze Age Collapse and the Greek Dark Ages
Ignoring thousands of years of Anthropogenic emissions sealed our fate.A microcosm of “our collapsing civilization”, which is now unfolding in a non-linear, exponential fashion, as the six-dozen feedback loops we have triggered and ignored, kick in and kick us and…
Tagged with: Dr. Guy McPherson
Posted in Climate Science, Feedback loops, Nature Bats Last, Near Term Human Extinction--NTHE, Peak Oil, Professor Guy McPherson, Sam Carana
Posted in Climate Science, Feedback loops, Nature Bats Last, Near Term Human Extinction--NTHE, Peak Oil, Professor Guy McPherson, Sam Carana
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