Spring?
Spring? Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. I’ve got work to do this afternoon, but I’m completely distracted by the show outside. It’s been so dry here that I had to turn on some water in the backyard. That’s drawn the birds like nutso – juncos, sparrows and house finches mostly, but I saw a couple lesser [...]
Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere, Dry Weather Edition
Closing out a rainless February, Albuquerque ties the record for driest start to a year. update: Just for the record, while there was no rain at the official Albuquerque weather station, I did record 0.01 inch at my house Feb. 11.
It’s All About the Water
It all comes down to water: Two-thirds of the world’s population will face a lack of water in less than 20 years, if current trends in climate change, population growth, rural to urban migration and consumption continue, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro warned today. Worth noting that, given climate change commitment, only three of [...]
In Defense of Walter Sullivan
When I was trying to learn the craft of writing about the earth, a geologist who was serving as my guide said I had to read Walter Sullivan’s Continents in Motion. The book was a revelation to me – for the skill with which Sullivan explained the science of plate tectonics, but more importantly for [...]
Elephant Diaries: RIP The Rocky
Rocky Mountain News to close, publish final edition Friday
Elephant Diaries: Yeah, It’s That Bad
So bad that even fictional journalists are getting laid off: (Thanks to Emily for bringing this to my attention.)
Elephant Diaries: add the Chron to your list
The San Francisco Chronicle has been one of the newspaper industry’s great web successes. Its on line audience is among the largest in the country. By the end of the year, it could cease to exist. Just a reminder, this is not about figuring out how to get news delivery right on the web. The [...]
Elephant Diaries: Why We Are Losing
h/t Nora
Seen on the bike
Over the last couple of days’ riding: A pair of crows harassing a hawk. Two guys up in a cherry-picker using a high-pressure hose to clean pigeon shit off of the Blakes Lotaburger sign. A couple of old hippies with a shopping cart. Asked us where we were going. “Up in the mountains,” we told [...]
Water Vapor Feedback
Climate wonks with a key to get through Science’s gate should check out Andy Dessler’s excellent discussion in today’s issue of the water vapor feedback. For those who don’t, here’s the nut graph: [A]lthough there continues to be some uncertainty about its exact magnitude, the water vapor feedback is virtually certain to be strongly positive, [...]
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