Climate Team

This month I have for you a letter written in 2023 by Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN: My dear great-great-granddaughter, I wish I could be with you as you open this letter in the year 2100. My mind is flooded with curiosity about your life, your hopes and dreams, and what kind of world…

Today I have some information from Woods Hole Oceanic Institution. It may seem surprising, but the climate change/warming we have been experiencing may be leading us into a new ice age. This is how it can happen. The Gulf Stream, the current which circulates in the north Atlantic Ocean, carries warm, salty surface water from…

I recently read a couple of articles from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ magazine. Following are some excerpts: “Last year, coal’s share of the US electricity mix hit a new low; just 15 percent, down from 50 percent a quarter-century ago. It’s no surprise why. As a source of electricity, coal is more expensive than…

I AM SHOCKED! After writing these notes on climate change for quite a long time, I am shocked at how severe the climate disasters have become, and how quickly. I suppose I shouldn’t be, because scientists have been warning us for forty years, and more recently the computer climate models have said that the change…

The Union of Concerned Scientists has published a report on disinformation campaigns designed to obstruct scientific progress on the issue threatening all of us and our children – CLIMATE CHANGE. As they explain, “When disinformation spreads and takes hold, it has the power to shape the public dialogue and set the context in which vitally…

We don’t like to find more bad news about our stewardship of the natural world, but it just keeps coming; Global sea levels rose 35 percent more than expected last year, climbing by 0.23 inches according to NASA satellite data. Melting ice sheets and glaciers, and methane releases from melting permafrost partially account for this,…

Day after day we hear announcements of federal programs being cancelled and people being fired who do research and administer benefits to people and places in need.  It is no different with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   The new EPA director, Lee Zeldin, announced in March that he will cancel 31 environmental regulations.  More…

This month we are reviewing ways to fight climate change.  There’s really nothing new here, just reminders of what we can do. Join a group willing to help, like Environmental Defense Fund’s Action Network (edf.org/signup} Use your power as a consumer to put pressure on companies to lower their carbon footprints. Buy local and seasonable…

This month I would like to spotlight a young girl in Colorado who has been advocating for earth issues since she was 6 years old. I read about Madhvi Chittoor in a Time Magazine article in August. After she heard that Colorado state senator Lisa Cutter proposed banning single-use plastic bags in 2021, she spoke…

As I write this, I am enjoying the snow we have been receiving. Of course, it causes problems: snow clearing, dirty cars, and slippery walks and roads that we have to think about when we’re out and about. It came very late again this year and is certainly welcomed by snowmobilers, skiers, and businesspeople. It’s…