Is anyone else creeped out by this weird weather? Today, I walked around Boston in a t-shirt, just the latest oddity in a series of strange weather days this year. … Read more
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March Madness Mascots Impacted by Climate Change
We’re on to the Sweet Sixteen. For me, this means my bracket is mostly busted (please don’t lose UNC!) and I start looking at March Madness from another angle. Preferably … Read more
‘Little Pink Warning Flags’: Early DC Cherry Blossoms Signal Climate Change Impacts
Washington DC’s iconic cherry blossoms are forecast to challenge the record for earliest peak bloom thanks to temperatures that reached 80 degrees for the third consecutive day. It’s part of … Read more
NASA Scientist: Will We Leave Our Children a “Climate System Spiraling Out of Control”?
This talk on the climate crisis by Dr. James Hansen is the most must-watch video for conservationists so far in 2012: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWInyaMWBY8[/youtube] Dr. Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for … Read more
Great Lakes Ice: Missing in Action
After the fourth warmest winter on record, the extent of ice covering the Great Lakes is at a near record low. The extremely low levels are consistent with a study … Read more
GUEST POST: Making a Mild Winter Count
Kimberly Burger Capozzi is a mom and freelance writer based outside Pittsburgh, PA. She has written about parenting issues, wind power and military spending programs, and chronicles her family’s efforts … Read more
