Climate update: Arctic melt to worsen California droughts, dire U.N. warning on the oceans

By Robert A. Vella Two important updates on climate change today, let’s get right to them. From:  Arctic sea ice Continue reading →

Climate Change wreaking havoc in Brazil. Women warned not to get pregnant. S Atlantic compromised.

The Brazilian government recently released the largest and most comprehensive report that has been done on the climate change impacts to their country. Despite Continue reading →

In California, Stingy Water Users Are Fined in Drought, While the Rich Soak

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. — Outside her two-story tract home in this working-class town, Debbie Alberts, a part-time food service worker, Continue reading →

‘The Life and Death of the American Lawn’ examines cultural resistance to necessary change

By Robert A. Vella Sometimes, a seemingly innocuous or mundane thing can become the focus of much more serious issues, Continue reading →

How Much Of California’s Drought Was Caused By Climate Change? Scientists Now Have The Answer.

The study, published Thursday in Geophysical Research Letters, found that climate change can be blamed for between 8 to 27 Continue reading →

Living with Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest

By Robert A. Vella I awoke this morning to a muggy, hot day. My skin was sticky-moist, and I decided Continue reading →

This has been a month of extreme weather around the world

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even for a world getting used to wild weather, May seems stuck on strange. Torrential downpours in Continue reading →

France passed law making rooftop solar or gardens mandatory on new commercial buildings

Two months ago, France passed a law that requires the rooftops of new commercial buildings to be partially (at least) Continue reading →