Tag Archives: heat wave

New York Sizzles in the Wrong Way

July 20, 2019 · by · in climate disruption, near term human extinction, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

I’ve been trying to put in miles on my bike this summer–at least 50 miles per week, and more if I don’t have gigs in the offiing. But this weekend, not so much. The temperatures anticipated for NYC (and most of the eastern part of the US) are in the wet bulb range. I’ve tried […]

Heat waves 2015–thousands dead already

July 3, 2015 · by · in climate disruption, History, near term human extinction, Protests · Leave a comment

the iconic photo from India, where a recent heat wave melted asphalt. From Hindustan Times. We’ve been treated (if that’s the right word) to a number of heat waves already this year. The northern hemisphere is currently home to record temperatures all over Europe. England had the hottest July day on record on the First […]

Lies we tell ourselves about climate change

May 27, 2015 · by · in climate disruption, economics, near term human extinction, Peak oil, Protests, unemployment · Leave a comment

There’s an article I’ve been looking at recently from Resilience dot org, and it weighs in heavily against Liberals–yes LIBERALS–about  the issue of global warming. Resilience is the website put up by people who are in the Peak Oil movement. The theory of Peak Oil has taken an undeserved shellacking of late, what with presidential bromides about […]