In the past couple of weeks there have been several research studies projecting environmental consequences to rising global temperatures. It is an interesting mix of good and bad. Let’s start with the good. Climate change studies of the southern and eastern parts of Africa show

What caught my eye in the headlines this week:   Mussel Adhesive to Transform Fetal Surgery; Despite Winter Storms U.S. Midwest Drought Continues; Honda Acura Dealers Begin Selling Home Solar Power Systems; Estonia Installs Nationwide EV Charging Network; Russian Meteor Strike Le

In the last week four reports have made the headlines with human induced climate change playing a principal role in each. The headlines: Great Lakes Region Stressed; Drought Continues in American Heartland; Mississippi-Missouri River System At Record Low Water Levels; December Heat Me

Currently airing on PBS, the American public broadcaster, is the Ken Burns’ documentary, The Dust Bowl, describing the ecological disaster that swept through the U.S. Midwest in the 1930s, a combination of bad agricultural practices accompanied by a decade-long drought. The bad

I live in Toronto, a city on one of the Great Lakes of Canada, Lake Ontario. Is climate change going to be an issue for my home, a mid-latitude city with over 5 million, far from any seacoast, far from Tornado Alley in the United States, and in today’s climate, a place with reli

I hate to do this to you on a Monday morning but three stories caught my eye this last week. The first one could be called a doomsday warning. The second deals with conclusions about ocean biodiversity drawn from a study. And the third is a statement acknowledging that traditional ran

Depending on what latest research paper you are reading or with whom you are talking we are either on the edge of a new water crisis or uncovering a wealth of underground water we never knew existed ushering in a new era in sustainable human development on this planet. Let’s sta

Nigeria, Africa’s largest Sub-Saharan nation is experiencing the consequences of its population growth, its need for more agricultural production, its cultural and tribal history, and the relentless changes to its environment brought on by fossil fuel production and climate chan

Considered by many scientists to be the highest safe level for the concentration of the gas in the atmosphere – 350 parts per million (PPM) , CO2 levels are well in excess of that number today. Standing globally at 395 PPM, the most recent Arctic readings this spring measure mor

In urban environments water plays many roles. It is used for drinking, cooking, washing, gardening, parks, recreation, sanitation, and manufacturing. On coastlines and where rivers cut through cities it serves as a transportation artery. The Drinking Water Dilemma In a 1996 published