Climate change is a dividing issue. It is not intuitive. It potentially hurts different groups with different interests. Recently I read a research paper by Jack Hollander, a UC Berkeley professor, titled Global Warming: Both sides, Rushing to Judgment. One sentence in its first paragraph captures the main point of the paper: “…hard evidence for […]
There is no debate among scientists as to whether global warming is happening nor if humans have contributed to this. Global warming is happening. Humans are a significant cause in recent global changes. The IPCC’s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report offers significant evidence of human induced climate change: CO2 levels have increased […]
The consequences of climate change have ceased to be subtle. In the past decade alone, we have witnessed dramatic weather-related events that scientists tie back to the rising concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere: In 2003, an unprecedented heat wave swept through Europe, killing over 35,000 people with the highest temperatures in centuries. An “epic” […]
As comments on my article Great Man Theory begin opening more questions, I find it increasingly necessary to respond with another post. My largest concern with the ecological lens, which is argued for best on our blog by Philip Rothrock, is that global warming is not yet seen by enough people to be a pressing issue. My […]
I’ve always been a bit intimidated by juggling. The hand-eye coordination, timing and patience required to fluently handle flying objects are skills I haven’t mastered yet. But last year I realized just how impressive and relevant juggling is when I used it as a frame for viewing global climate change. Climate change is, quite literally, […]
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