That’s according to the official one-month outlook forecast for July from the National Weather Service, as shown below, which says we in SoCal have a better than average chance of below normal temps. Of course, before we get too excited, we have to remember the heat wave in July we just survived.
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Metaphor Watch: “Working Wilderness”
On the New West site, George Wuerthner makes an excellent point in a column about a phrase coined by cattle groups to create a warm sense about their use of public lands: “Working wilderness” is a term that was coined by ranching proponents to modify our view of the world. Most people view “wilderness” asContinue reading “Metaphor Watch: “Working Wilderness””
RFK JR Speaks at Live Earth
Here Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to the New York crowd at the LIve Earth show, speaking of how the "indentured servants" of the fossil fuel interests in Washington, D.C., the "rotten politicians," are telling us that "global climate stability is a luxury that we can’t afford." It’s an inspiring speech. The video is notContinue reading “RFK JR Speaks at Live Earth”
The Point of Live Earth
"…the climate crisis offers us the chance to experience what few generations in history have had the privilege of experiencing: a generational mission; a compelling moral purpose; a shared cause; and the thrill of being forced by circumstances to put aside the pettiness and conflict of politics and to embrace a genuine moral and spiritualContinue reading “The Point of Live Earth”
Meet the New Weather, Not the Same as the Old Weather
The Ecologist, out of the UK, publishes a good wrap-up of weather around the world, focusing on Australia’s experience as a troubling paradigm for the rest of the planet: Until late April, Australia lay in the grip of the worst drought in its history. River after river dried up, and in the absence of winterContinue reading “Meet the New Weather, Not the Same as the Old Weather”
Americans, World Agree: U.S. Bad for the Environment
The results of a huge Pew Center poll (pdf) asking detailed questions of 45,000 people around the globe resulted in a wide range of opinion, as one would expect, but virtually unanimity on an important point. When it comes to the environment, the U.S. is the worst offender (the biggest contributor to global warming, etc.) Continue reading “Americans, World Agree: U.S. Bad for the Environment”
Why You Shouldn’t Move to Phoenix
From an opinion piece by Timothy Egan in The New York Times: What if the climate models that predict the American West heating up faster than any other part of the country prove all too accurate? If you live here, you know what it means when the sun becomes an enemy. On Thursday, it wasContinue reading “Why You Shouldn’t Move to Phoenix”
Global Warming Makes It Tough on Gray Whales
Kenneth Weiss, a surfer/reporter who last year headed a team that won a Pulitzer for the Los Angeles Times for a series on our trashed oceans, returns to the front page today with a story about how global warming appears to be damaging the arctic feeding grounds of the Gray Whale, leading to "skinny whales"Continue reading “Global Warming Makes It Tough on Gray Whales”
Vox Populi, Vox Dei: What It Really Means
"…Vox Populi, Vox Dei translates as: My God! How did we get in this mess!" Methinks Robert Heinlein, who is not entirely enthralled with democracy, has a point. From "Glory Road," chapter seventeen.
“Truthiness” vs. Science
Though it will likely be self-evident to my readers that scientific truth does not always match our instincts, nonetheless Daniel Barash lays out the idea cleanly and wittily, borrowing a concept from Stephen Colbert, in an op-ed for the LATimes, entitled "Gut Instinct Isn’t Science." After all, the sun moves through our sky, but itContinue reading ““Truthiness” vs. Science”
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