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.
In Part I, I discussed the nature of science, and the nature of human perception (both sensory and thought perception) and how these can result in distorted messages about science being received by the public (including other scientists). Read it… Read More »Fighting through the static to detect real environmental and climate trends. Part II