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9 Planetary Boundaries We must Not Cross (or we may go extinct))

9 Planetary Boundaries we must not cross — or the Earth may not be able to support Human Life A summary of: John Rockstrom et al. 2009. Planetary Boundaries: Exploring Safe Operating Space for Humanity...

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Will global warming drive us extinct? A review of Peter Ward’s “Under a Green...

Will global warming drive homo sapiens extinct? A review of: Ward, Peter D. 2007. Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future....

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How and Why Corporate Interests Attack Science. A Detailed Account of the...

A Book review of: Bradley, Raymond. S.  2011.  Global Warming and Political Intimidation.  How Politicians Cracked Down on Scientists as the Earth Heated up.  University of Massachusetts Press. I would...

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Fishery destruction

From increased carbon dioxide By the end of this century, carbon dioxide levels in the ocean are likely reach levels that will interfere with fishes’ ability to escape from predators, hear, and smell....

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Ozone Loss from Storms Increases Skin Cancer, Crop Damage

James G. Anderson, et al. 26 Jul 2012. UV Dosage Levels in Summer: Increased Risk of Ozone Loss from Convectively Injected Water Vapor. Science. Climate change is increasing the number and severity of...

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Deforestation

These maps show where the Earth’s forests are vanishing  Brad Plumer. Washington Post. November 14, 2013. As we return to wood as our major fuel source as we did before the 14th century, we are likely...

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Heatwaves could kill 150,000 Americans by 2099

Meanwhile, climate change will be causing blackouts and brownouts, so millions more won’t have air conditioning, perhaps leading to higher death tolls than this article suggests. 30 May 2012 by Michael...

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Laughing Gas — nitrous oxide — could deplete ozone and cook the planet

2 Sep 2009. Laughing gas set to deplete the ozone layer. NewScientist. 28 August 2009. Lisa Grossman. Laughing gas is biggest threat to ozone layer. NewScientist. 21 July 2012. Michael Marshall....

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Clouds may not curb global warming as much as hoped for

The following article, Clouds Play Lesser Role in Curbing Warming, Study Finds, is from climatecentral.org Analysis of the first seven years of data from a NASA cloud-monitoring mission suggests clouds...

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