hoffmand on October 4th, 2009

In Dire Predictions, Mann and Kump describe the effects of climate change on human systems. Impacts include: decreasing availability of freshwater, degradation of ecosystems, social unrest resulting in conflicts and war, increased transmission of disease, sea level rise- the list goes on and on. Essentially, climate change will impact every sector of human life.  The […]

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hoffmand on September 28th, 2009

Weather patterns are on the fritz all around the world. Georgia is being inundated with rain, Tropical Storm Ketsana is causing intense flooding in the Philippines, Kenya is in its third year of severe drought… is this climate change? Although similar and very much related, there is a distinct difference between “climate” and “weather.” The key difference is […]

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hoffmand on September 14th, 2009

Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPOs) are an important constituency in international climate change negotiations today. Perhaps because as a collective group, indigenous peoples have been dominated and neglected for hundreds of years, often uprooted from their lands and treated disrespectfully. Or maybe on some level, we realize that, as a collective group, indigenous peoples around the world might hold […]

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hoffmand on September 7th, 2009

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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