Never mind drought, famine, rising sea level inundating coastal cities, etc. This is serious: High temperatures in Europe have disrupted the Alpine skiing World Cup, throwing the calendar of the sport’s premier circuit into disarray and raising questions about the future of a sport so vulnerable to climate change. “It will very quickly be a …
In which I get references to The Graduate, Richard Feynman and Rumpelstiltskin into the same story. Nanotechnology enthusiasts love to cite a classic exchange from the 1967 film “The Graduate.” Mr. McGuire, an older businessman, is trying to explain the future to a young Benjamin Braddock. “I want to say one word to you. Just …
waiting-for-Santa Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. I love a parade, so Lissa and I went downtown last night to watch the Twinkle Light Parade. It was fabulous – lowriders decked out in Christmas lights with those wacky hydraulic bouncy thingies, marching cheerleaders cheering for Christmas cheer (Go Christmas!), a motorcycle cop with his bike decked out. …
On University of New Mexico geographer Maria Lane’s fascinating work on the late 19th and early 20th century mapping of Mars (sub. req. or you gotta watch the ad): Schiaparelli, Lowell and a host of others in the late 19th century were using advanced new telescopes to study Mars every two years as Earth made …
I didn’t have my camera with me this morning when I rode by the Wal-Mart up on Carlisle, so you’ll have to forgive this Inkstain file photo to illustrate today’s update on the onrushing Christmas consuming season. When last we tallied up the temporary shipping containers filling the parking lot behind this particular Wal-Mart superstore, …
From Somalia: The flood-hit communities in southern Somalia were already vulnerable because they had not recovered from the severe drought of earlier this year when they lost thousands of livestock and had no harvest. “Juba has been in a chronic humanitarian crisis,” said Cindy Holleman, technical manager with Somalia’s Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU), a …
20061123webstats Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. Y’all are a predictable bunch, according to Google Analytics. This is the number of visitors by day of the week since last June, when I started running GA. I can’t imagine how this blog could possibly be work related, but there it is. The stats don’t lie: you roll into …
charger Originally uploaded by heinemanfleck. The artist L. Heineman made the decorations for our Thanksgiving table today in the manner of the season. We’ve a big feast planned, which is both cultural ritual obligation and genuine fun. This is an interesting time of year in a desert culture both removed from environmental but also steeped …
It’s not that Andy Dessler’s been gone, actually, but in his move over to Grist, there wasn’t any way to get an RSS feed of just his stuff. Being an RSS junkie, I would forget to go directly, and missed some good stuff. Apparently I’m not alone, so Andy’s going to do some sort of …
From the Environment News Service: Expect Warmer Than Average Weather This Winter Meanwhile, in other news, Sun Expected to Rise Tomorrow.