It’s mid-winter and time for a sober look at the state of our planet, and at the state of our human enterprise. What on earth is happening to the Arctic? Is the bleaching of coral reefs as bad as it… Read More »Glaciers Are Melting, Coral Reefs Are Bleaching; We Are Watching the Clowns Take Over Governments Around the World
Signs of a changing world It was early afternoon of Monday 29th August, in Cape Town, South Africa, when Colin Waters gave his report to the 35th annual International Geological Congress. As secretary of the Anthropocene Working Group he presented… Read More »The Anthropocene Waits for No Man (and No Country).
August has been a quiet month. Around here the very warm days of July moderated a bit, and we’ve had some wonderful summer weather. It’s hard to believe our lakes will be frozen over in about four months’ time. Locally,… Read More »Lazy hazy crazy summer days, but climate goes right on changing.