What is Climate Change? (A poem of sorts)
What’s climate change? First, Climate change = global warming. Stalled hurricanes = heavy rain for days. Why? Hotter air holds more moisture. More moisture makes for more rain. Unusually long droughts. More dryer days but when it rains, Excessive rain downpours. Stronger storms = more Category 3 & 4 Hurricanes making landfall. Warming surface waters […]
I Know Weather. What’s Climate?
The “Global” in Front of Climate Change. We have all heard about global climate change. We may have an idea of what its effects will be on the planet: sea level rises, unpredictable weather, and/or water scarcity in some regions. We have been told that climate change is mainly human-induced but may not be sure […]
Affecting Climate Change Personally
The Proposed Goal It is not a pipe-dream to think we can dramatically cut our national and individual (or per capita) greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. “Drastic” reductions of at least 30 percent, 50 percent or more within the next decade is doable and well within our individual capacities to realize. We need to know where to […]
The MisEducation of Women
The Role of Women: Obedience The role of women in our culture is all messed up and discombobulated. From a very early age, girls are asked to carry themselves in a way that comports to societies expectations of them. And that society is patriarchal. This is where the problem begins and persists. At a young […]
Oceans Full of Microplastics
Microplastics = Pollution In the May 27th issue of The Economist in the article titled, “Deep Trouble” (see article here) under the magazine’s Leadership section, the proliferation of microplastics in our oceans and by default into the very backbone of our ecological system is mind-boggling in its scope and potential damage (think: bioaccumulation and bioconcentration up our food […]