Tropical Storm Elsa Update – July 4th, 2021 Blog Post
Tropical Storm Elsa is slowing as it moves toward Cuba (This article was first published in Sarasota Magazine, July 4, 2021) Tropical Storm Elsa continues to look impressive, as…
A Hot Birthday Party! Blog Post
Drought, La Niña and Climate Warming Combine for a Hot July 4th There’s an ongoing weather and climate event in North America that’s looking like a slow-motion train wreck:…
Energy Use and Climate Warming – Trends and Implications Blog Post
Energy Sources Modern economies are prodigous consumers of energy. Our consumption of all forms of energy has grown exponentially since the beginning of industrialization in the 19th century. This has…
The Paris Agreement, Part 3: the Opportunity! Blog Post
Realizing the Paris Agreement creates tremendous opportunities! In this final installment of the Climate Adaptation Center review of the Paris Agreement, we present a few ideas on how world…
The Paris Climate Agreement – the Good, the Bad and the Opportunity! Blog Post
Now that We’re Back In, What’s Next? Enacted in 2015 and signed by 190 nations, the Paris Climate Agreement has received a great deal of U.S. media coverage since…
The Polar Vortex is Coming! Blog Post
Better Bundle Up! What is the Polar Vortex? If you have been listening to the news lately there has been some talk about a visit from the Polar Vortex….
2020 Ties for Global Temperature Record Blog Post
2020 Ends in a Photo Finish with 2016 A Hotter World As we predicted a month ago, 2020 closed out the year in a statistical tie with 2016 for the…
Global Health in a Changing Climate Blog Post
The health impacts of climate change are already apparent “Climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century” This according to a new…
An Interview with the CEO of the Climate Adaptation Center Blog Post
Climate Adaptation Center Launches Website on Oct. 30 Find out more about the organization in two Zoom events tomorrow. (And guess what? It’s not all bad news.) By Susan Burns…
Wildfires and Climate Warming Blog Post
Another Unwanted Impact of Climate Warming A changing climate has been a normal occurrence over hundreds, thousands and millions of years. The rate of natural climate change is slow…