Monthly Archives: April 2015

The search for a man on horseback

Noam Chomsky has just crossed a Rubicon. In a recent interview with Chris Hedges, Chomsky lays out his fears for the US and what is happening here: “I have never seen anything like this in my lifetime,” Chomsky added. “I am old enough to remember the 1930s. My whole family was unemployed. There were far […]

“The Fuse is Blown”. Glaciologist’s Jaw Dropping Account of a Shattering Moment

Ice sheet stability and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The issue is that the six glaciers are melting and the melt is unstoppable. The problem is that the melt will not be gradual–the models show that the uneven surface of the Antarctic will cause abrupt changes and increases in sea levels. The last time carbon […]