America’s Roaster
If there’ll be any pattern emerging from the 2020s, it’ll probably be one of record heating. It’s happening world wide in the more equatorial latitudes. Some places are already registering…
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Musical interlude
Joywave – The Inversion
California, Climate Emergency Poster Child.
California Dreaming’ – once was. I used to love riding the Pacific Coast Highway through northern California and the giant redwoods to the vineyards and wineries of the Napa Valley,…
The Great Game Never Ends
When then defense secretary, Colin Powell, warned George w. Bush that invading Iraq carried the Pottery Barn rule of “you break it, you own it” the neocons dismissed it. It’s…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Max Fawcett highlights why it’s foolish to throw out the protection face masks have provided both against a continuing pandemic, and other infectious…
Steady State Economics Re-Imagined For the 21st Century – Voila, the Circular Economy.
Cambridge University sent an email this morning inviting me to register for a 6-week course on the circular economy. I’m not interested in parting with $2,000 (USD) so I passed.…
Let’s Pretend
I know. The news is grim and it’s coming fast and furious. It’s hard to take. It can overwhelm, generating feelings of helplessness. I’ve been something of a Cassandra for…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Peter Beaumont reports on the World Health Organization’s warning that the premature lifting of COVID-19 restrictions does nothing but put people at…
Eight Billion. That’s a Lot of People.
A study finds that, by 2080, eight billion people could be at risk of contracting malaria and dengue fever. The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta – Now It’s Lambda
There’s a new kid on the block. It’s the Lambda variant of Covid-19 and it has reached Canada. This newcomer is visiting from South America, Peru perhaps. The bad news…
The Guardian Reviews Trudeau the Younger. It’s Not a Pretty Picture.
A lot of Canadians believe the nonsense that Canada is a leader in the fight against climate change. Sadly, a lot more of us no longer care. Regardless, these claims…
The Wide World of – Covid.
Tokyo is going back into Covid lockdown. Just in time for the Olympics. The games will continue but ticket holders won’t be there. Such is life on the Covid-19 roller…
Happy Anniversary
A Happy 75th Anniversary to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. What wonderful lives they’ve led. At 96 and 93 respectively they share the same fear – the other’s death.
It’s Not Just the Heat, It’s Also the Humidity
To steal a line from Jaws, “we’re going to need a bigger boat.” A study published in Nature Communications finds that mankind is at least partly responsible for severe precipitation…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Statistics Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force examines new data as to the spread of the coronavirus prior to the third wave – with…
They Work – Canadian Study Shows All Major Vaccines Effective Against Delta
The Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus, generally thought to be far more transmissible, is apparently no match for the three vaccines being administered in Canada; Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZenica.…
On One Hand. Covid 19 and "Epidemiological Stupidity"
The World Health Organization has a warning for governments eager to lift Covid-19 lockdowns. Getting it wrong is epidemiological stupidity. The WHO head of emergencies, Mike Ryan, says premature lifting…
In Case You Didn’t Notice
Fire the confetti cannons. June was the hottest June on record. Not just by a little. By a bunch. North America endured the hottest June on record last month, according…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Picturesque cats.
With an Election Looming This Should Help Make Up Your Mind
With our forests ablaze and heatwaves raking the country claiming hundreds of lives, this is inexcusable. Since 2018, Canadian governments have spent 23 billion dollars on building and expanding pipelines.…