Jet Streams Creep Poleward
The little brightly colored Saturday Earthweek panel in the newspaper caught my eye today, as it often does: monkeys, or …
Monthly Archives: April 2008
In My Spare Time
by Fadhil al-Azzawi Translated by Khaled Mattawa During my long, boring hours of spare time I sit to play with …
Bay Area Water
Water isn’t only an issue for those who have long depended on glacier melt [see below] or those who live …
Glaciers, Water, The Andes
I don’t care if it’s called Global Warming, Global Weirding, Climate Change or Xifurteling, something big is happening. Life is …
Arctic Haze
Believe it or not, this haze is seen from Svalbard, the northern most part of Norway. The haze comes from …
Polar Bears
Vanity Fair outdid itself in the Madonna Issue, May 2008. Not only is the case of White House war crimes …
Monsanto Mafia
You’ve certainly heard about Monsanto’s growing portfolio of Genetically Modified (GM) plants and seeds, drifting into the natural seed stores, …
Cyprus Rainfall Has Fallen by about 20 percent over the past 35 years.
Drought-hit Cyprus to ship water from Greece NICOSIA, April 21 (Reuters) – Cyprus, facing its worst drought in a decade, …
Death Valley, April 2008
Death Valley in the morning, at least in early April, is cool. Enough for a second shirt or jacket. The …
Hot Politics
Good stuff in a PBS Frontline report, from timelines, to interviews and more readings. See particularly part 2 “Politics” at …
Ocean Acidification: One Tiny Good Sign
There’s not much good to report on these days and truth be told this story isn’t all that good, but …
Salmon Season Nonexistent
The SF Chronicle has had a couple of front page, full color treatments of the salmon season disaster. Even the …