Tag Archives: global warming

Is it too late for us to do anything about climate change?

Posted on November 22, 2012 by aranyak

Bill McKibben answers the question, describing some dire scenarios if we don’t get off fossil fuels soon. And no government is currently planning to do that. One might argue that its never too late to try and at least slow … Continue reading →

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When the weather itself is going rogue, why not the weathergirl too?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by aranyak

Earlier this week, I wrote and recorded my next commentary for Valley Public Radio’s “The Moral Is” series – this time about global warming / climate change, and the moral costs of denialism. Of course, I couldn’t help but keep … Continue reading →

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How would you like to sleep with the fishes?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by aranyak

  “Would You Sleep Here?“, asks the caption beneath this astonishing photo I just came across on Facebook (via Linda Franzen Zelnio), adding, “This suite at the Maldives Rangali Islands resort promises an unforgettable night below the Indian ocean, complete with … Continue reading →

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Archaeologist Brian Fagan to visit Fresno State this week (and a repost)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by aranyak

I just learnt that archaeologist and writer Brian Fagan is visiting my campus this week – tomorrow (Mar 6) in fact – but I will miss his visit! I’ve been wanting to bring him to Fresno for some time now … Continue reading →

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Will the world’s leaders finally “Get It Done” after Anjali Appadurai’s mic-check at the UN Climate Change Conference?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by aranyak

via youtube.com Powerful call to act from the young woman which ought to shame the world’s leaders into doing what they must, for her and future generations. But, we all know, don’t we? Most of the world’s so-called “leaders” (especially … Continue reading →

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You want proof humans are weirding the global climate? How about rock-hard proof?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by aranyak

http://www.sfgate.com/g/graphics/2011/11/30/hardscience_player.swf via sfgate.com

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The oceans rise, even as they decline… so long, fish!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by aranyak

Two interesting, alarming reports this week about what’s happening (no small thanks to us) to the dominant habitat on this watery planet. First, that habitat is becoming even more dominant: a paper in PNAS meticulously reconstructs global sea-levels over the … Continue reading →

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Can patriotic greedy bastards succeed where birkenstock-wearing tree-huggers have failed with climate change solutions?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by aranyak

via youtube.com Nice reframing of the climate change conundrum and possible solutions in this trailer. I’m intrigued and look forward to seeing the whole film – wonder if this way of packaging the inconvenient truth will go down better with … Continue reading →

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How we will warm up this century: global warming maps from the UK Met Office

Posted on December 11, 2010 by aranyak

via news.bbc.co.uk That’s how hot the Earth may become by the time my eldest is a 95-year old grandma, under scenarios of increasing or decreasing carbon emissions, according to simulations from the UK Met Office. Which world do you think … Continue reading →

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We even gave it an Oscar! And the Nobel Prize! So why won’t it just go away already?!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by aranyak

Trust the Onion to remind us of this nagging little planetary problem we were all worried about several years ago when that Al Gore made that Oscar winning movie. An Oscar that was but a stepping stone to the Nobel … Continue reading →

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