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Tag Archives: hurricane
Life’s Challenges
It seems to me…. “When you’re up to your ass in alligators, you forget about cleaning the swamp.” ~ Robert DeBard[1]. Being well into my 80s, I can look back on what I have experienced from a perspective not all … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Army, California, California, Challenges, China, China, Cold War, Cuba, Epidemic, Europe, Europe, France, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Galveston, Germany, Germany, Harry Truman, Hawaii, Hurricane, Italy, Italy, Japan, Japan, Japan, John (Jack) F. Kennedy, Joseph McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Kennedy, Korea, Korean War, Los Angeles, McCarthy, McCarthyism, Military, North Korea, Race, Richard M. Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Roosevelt, Russia, Russia, San Francisco, San Francisco, South Korea, Soviet Union, Soviet Union, Spanish Flu, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Truman, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War, War, War, William H. McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, World War II
Tagged Alaska, army, California, challenges, China, Cold War, Compiegne, Cuba, Dallas, Emperor Hirohito, Epidemic, Europe, France, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Galveston, Germany, Harry Truman, Hawaii, hurricane, Italy, Japan, John (Jack) F. Kennedy, Joseph McCarthy, Kennedy, Korea, Korean War, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King, McCarthyism, Memphis, military, Mount Katmai, navy, Newark, Nixon, North Korea, race, Reims, Richard M. Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Roosevelt, Russia, San Francisco, South Korea, Soviet Union, Spanish Flu, Theodore Roosevelt, Truman, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, William H. McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, World War II
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Environmental Degradation
It seems to me…. “Unprecedented technological capabilities combined with unlimited human creativity have given us tremendous power to take on intractable problems like poverty, unemployment, disease, and environmental degradation. Our challenge is to translate this extraordinary potential into meaningful change.” … Continue reading
Posted in Adélie Penguins, Africa, Agriculture, Alaska, Antarctic, Arctic, Asthma, Avian Flu, Beetles, Bronchitis, Carbon Dioxide, Cholera, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Conference, CO₂, Crustaceans, Deforestation, Dengue Fever, Desertification, Disease, Disease, Drought, Drought, Droughts, Ebola, Ecology, Emphysema, Environment, Farming, Farms, Fire, Floods, Floods, Glaciers, Global Warming, Healthcare, Hurricane, Hurricane, Immigration, Insects, Malaria, Mollusks, Mosquito, Mountain Pine, Phytoplankton, Plague, Polar Bears, Sea Level, Storms, Tuberculosis, Water, Weather, Weather, weather, West Nile, Wildfires
Tagged Adélie Penguins, Africa, agriculture, Alaska, arctic, Asthma, Avian Flu, beetle, Bronchitis, Carbon Dioxide, Cholera, climate, climate change, CO2, Crustaceans, deforestation, Dengue Fever, desertification, Disease, drought, Ebola, ecology, Emphysema, environment, farming, Farms, floods, forest fires, Glaciers, global warming, Greenland, healthcare, hurricane, immigration, Malaria, Mollusks, Mosquito, Mountain Pine Beetle, phytoplankton, Plague, Polar Bears, sea level, Storms, Tuberculosis, water, weather, West Antarctic, West Nile, wildfire
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Adapting To Climate Change
It seems to me…. “Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity, perhaps ever. Global temperatures are rising at an unprecedented rate, causing drought and forest fires, and impacting human health.” ~ Cary Kennedy[1]. The major issue of climate science … Continue reading
Posted in AAAS, ABC, ABC World News, Accord de Paris, American Association for the Advancement of Science, anthropogenic, Carbon-Based, Change, Climate, Climate Change, CO2, Droughts, Electric, Emissions, Energy, EVs, ExxonMobil, Floods, Fossil Fuel, Fox, Fracking, Global Warming, Global Warming, Harvey, Hurricane, Hurricane Maria, Hybrid, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Irma, Maria, NBC, NBC Nightly News, Paris Agreement, Puerto Rico, Renewable, Scientist, Solar, Solar, Weather, weather
Tagged AAAS, ABC, Accord de Paris, American Association for the Advancement of Science, anthropomorphic, carbon emissions, climate, climate change, CO2, drought, electric vehicle, energy, ExxonMobil, floods, fossil fuel, Fox, fracking, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, Harvey, hurricane, Hurricane Maria, hybrid vehicle, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Irma, Maria, NBC, Paris Agreement, Puerto Rico, renewable energy, scientists, solar energy, weather
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Overcoming U.S. Stagnation
It seems to me…. “There’s no light at the end of the tunnel in the Republican message, no promise of better things to come. There’s only the present stagnation, followed by a slow decline.” ~ John Podhoretz[1]. Resolution of important … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, ACA, Accord de Paris, Affordable Care Act, Affordable Care Act, airports, anthropogenic, Assault-type, AWB, Background Check, Banks, Bill of Rights, Brady Bill, Bridges, Budget, Campaign, Carbon Tax, Change, Child Tax Credit, Citizens United, Citizens United, Climate, Climate Change, Clinton, College, College, College, Common Core, Common Core, Communications, Communitarianism, Congress, Congress, Constitution, COP21, Cost, Cost, Customs and Border Protection, DACA, Debt, Debt, Defense, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Deficit, Deficit, Deficit, Disaster, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank, Earned Income Tax Credit, Economic, Economy, Education, Education, Education, Education, education, Elections, Electoral College, Electric, Employment, Employment, employment, Environment, EVs, FBI, Federal Assault Weapons Ban, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Finance, Fire, Funding, George Washington, Gerrymandering, Gini Coefficient, Gini Coefficient, Global Warming, Global Warming, Globalization, Globalization, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, H-1B, Healthcare, Hurricane, ICS, Immigration, Income, Inequality, Inequality, Inequality, Infrastructure, infrastructure, Internet, Investment, Investment, James Comey, Jobs, K-12, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Mass Transit, Medicare, Medicare, Military, Moon, NASA, NASA, National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank, National Rifle Association, NRA, Obama, Paris Agreement, Post-Industrial, Postindustrial, Postsecondary, Progressivism, Public, Puerto Rico, Railways, Refugee, Research, Research, RFID, Roads, Russia, Russia, San Francisco, San Francisco, Sarbanes-Oxley, Sewers, Single-Payer, Space, Spending, STEM, STEM, Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Tax Reform, Taxes, Telecommunications, telecommunications, Temporary Protected Status, Thank You For Being Late, Thomas L. Friedman, TPP, TPS, Training, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transportation, Transportation, Trump, Tuition, Tunnels, United Nations, United Nations, Universal Healthcare, Virgin Islands, Water, Weapon, Weather, World War II
Tagged ACA, Accord de Paris, Affordable Care Act, anthropomorphic, assualt-type weapon, Background Check, banks, Bill of Rights, Brady Bill, Bridges, Budget, carbon tax, CBP, Child Tax Credit, Citizens United, climate, climate change, Clinton, college, common core, communications, Communitarianism, congress, Constitution, COP21, Customs and Border Protection, DACA, debt, defense, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, deficit, disaster, disaster response, Dodd-Frank, Earned Income Tax Credit, economic inequality, economy, education, education costs, election campaigns, election spending, elections, Electoral College, Electric Vehicles, employment, environment, EVs, FBI, Federal Assault Weapons Ban, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, finance, fire, George Washington, Gerrymandering, Gini coefficient, global warming, globalization, greenhouse gases, H-1B, healthcare, Hillary Clinton, hurricane, ICS, immigration, income, inequality, infrastructure, Internet, investment, James Comey, K-12, Los Angeles, mass transit, medicare, military, moon, NASA, National Infrastructure Bank, NRA, Obama, Paris Agreement, Peace Corps, Postindustrial, Postsecondary, Progressivism, public colleges, Puerto Rico, Railways, refugee, research, RFID, roads, Russia, San Francisco, Sarbanes-Oxley, sewer, Single-Payer, space, STEM, Supreme Court, Tax Reform, taxes, telecommunications, Temporary Protected Status, Thomas L. Friedman, TPP, TPS, training, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transportation, Trump, tuition, Tunnels, United Nations, Universal Healthcare, Virgin Islands, water, weapons, weather, World War II
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Climate Change – Its Real!
It seems to me…. “We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.” ~ William Hague[1]. The major issues of climate science are settled. There no longer can be any … Continue reading
Posted in AAAS, Accord de Paris, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Antarctic, anthropogenic, Arctic, Automotive, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, CAFE, Cap-and-Trade, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Tax, Carbon-Based, Change, Clean, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Conference, CO2, Coal, Coal, Coal Mining, Conservative, COP21, Coral, Coral Reefs, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Disaster, Disease, Drought, Drought, Drought, Droughts, Ecology, Ecosystem, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Environment, Environment, EVs, EVs, Fire, Fires, Floods, Floods, Forest, Fossil Fuel, Global Warming, Global Warming, Government, Greenhouse, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hurricane, Hurricane, Hybrid Vehicles, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, liberals, Methane, Oil Shale, Paris Agreement, Pathogen, Pathogens, Petroleum, Power, Power, Renewable, Shale, Solar, Solar, Solar, Storms, Transportation, Trump, United Nations, United Nations, Vehicle, Vehicles, Weather, Weather, weather, Wildfires, Wildland, Wind, Wind, Zoonotic
Tagged AAAS, Accord de Paris, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Antarctic, anthropomorphic, arctic, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, CAFE, cap and trade, carbon, Carbon Dioxide, carbon emissions, carbon tax, clean energy, climate, climate change, Climate Change Conference, CO2, coal, Coal Mining, Conservative, COP21, coral, Coral Reefs, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, disaster, drought, droughts, ecology, Ecosystem, electric vehicle, energy, environment, EVs, Fires, floods, forest fires, fossil fuel, global warming, greenhouse gases, hurricane, hybrid vehicle, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, liberal, methane, oil shale, Paris Agreement, pathogen, petroleum, power, renewable, renewable energy, solar, solar energy, Storms, Transportation, Trump, United Nations, vehicle, weather, wildfire, wind, wind energy, Zoonotic
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Atmospheric CO2 Hits New Level
It seems to me… “Ground Control to Major Tom Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition and may God’s love be with you.” ~ Major Tom[i] – 1969, (David Bowie). Last week, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) was measured at over 400 … Continue reading
Posted in Avian Flu, Carbon Dioxide, Change, Cholera, Climate, CO2, Dengue Fever, Disease, Droughts, Earth, Ebola, el Nino, Environment, Floods, Gas, Global Warming, Greenhouse, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hurricane, Keeling Curve, Malaria, Mars, Mars One, Methane, Model, Ocean, Phytoplankton, Plague, Severe, Simulation, Social Unrest, Tuberculosis, Weather, West Nile
Tagged Avian Flu, Carbon Dioxide, Cholera, climate, climate change, climate model, CO2, Dengue Fever, Disease, droughts, el Nino, environment, floods, global warming, greenhouse gases, hurricane, Keeling Curve, Mars, Mars One, methane, oceans, phytoplankton, Plague, sea level rise, social unrest, Tuberculosis, weather, West Nile
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Improve Our Power Grid
It seems to me… “Today, we can see with our own eyes what global warming is doing. In that context it becomes truly irresponsible, if not immoral, for us not to do something.” ~ Joe Lieberman. The U.S. must accept … Continue reading
Posted in Blackouts, Carbon, Change, Climate, CO2, Communications, Distribution, Electric, Electrical, Emergency, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Generation, Grid, Grid, Hurricane, Model, Power, Sandy, Severe, Technology, Utilities, Weather
Tagged carbon emissions, climate, climate change, climate model, CO2, communications, electric power grid, electric utilities, electrical blackouts, emergency, energy grid, environment, hurricane, major storms, power generation, sea level rise, superstorm, technology, weather
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