So the election happened…
[Photo: Evolution … Devolution]
By Elizabeth Anker
Source: By My Solitary Hearth
[Photo: Evolution … Devolution]
By Elizabeth Anker
Source: By My Solitary Hearth
[Photo: Damage from Hurricane Andrew, Homestead, Florida 1992. (From the FEMA photo library via wikipedia).]
By Rowan Wolf
Last night a storm off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico went from a tropical storm (Otis) to a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 165mph plus. This has almost certainly caused massive damage to a population of over 1 million people. There have been no reports out of Acapulco since the height of the storm which almost certainly has taken out most infrastructure including WiFi services. Some news forecasters are calling for sending ships with aid to the region immediately as this category of storm leaves catastrophic damage and loss of life. Bill Karrins referenced Hurricane Andrew (1992) as an example of the damage a Cat 5 hurricane creates.
[Graphic: War & Climate by Osama Hajjaj Jordan ]
By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD
[Graphic: Book Banning, Bob Englehart, PoliticalCartoons.com.]
By Robert C. Koehler
Source: CommonWonders
By Sharon Zhang
Source: Truthout
At the current rates of production, oil will run out in 53 years, natural gas in 54 years, and coal in 110 years, according to estimates from the 2015 World Energy Outlook study by the International Energy Agency. This forecast is predicated on the assumption that fossil fuels will constitute 59% of the total primary energy demand in 2040, even despite aggressive climate action policies.