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I have encountered a number of denialists and people whom I will refer to as “ignorers”. Ignorers are those people who believe that climate change is happening, and do believe that humans are directly causing it, but they choose to ignore all of the negative effects that climate change is having on the Earth. IContinue reading “Psychology of Change”

Nuclear energy is a hotly debated topic in climate change discussions, and in general as well. What if I told you there is a way to do nuclear power that is safer for people, safer for the environment, cheaper to create, and safer to distribute? That is the power of using thorium metal as theContinue reading “The Power of Thorium”

A common argument given by the denialist sect of people is the we can’t trust forecast modeling because everyday weather modeling isn’t accurate. Forecast modeling both for the climate and the weather, which are not exactly the same thing, can be complex to understand, and frankly, a bit boring to look at the machinations of,Continue reading “Point-Counterpoint: Model Accuracy”

Climate change is increasing the likelihood of seeing significant outbreaks of what are called “neglected tropical diseases”. These diseases are true to name: they come from tropical regions, and are generally not particularly well monitored, as most regions that they affect tend to be less wealthy and have poor infrastructure, insufficient for accurately monitoring theseContinue reading “Case Study: Increase in Dengue Fever”

 Global agriculture is inextricably linked with the Earth’s climate. Minute changes in climate could have a significant effect on local agricultures around the world. Climate changes is in some aspects, like local moisture levels, causing a polarization of climate, in the sense that climate is getting pushed towards one of two ends of a spectrum:Continue reading “Climate Change and Agriculture”

Climate change is an overarching phenomenon that is affecting all parts of the world, as well as being affected by all parts of the world. The aspect of one change causing subsequent changes is called ‘feedback’. Feedback is called ‘positive’ when the subsequent effect enhances the initial cause, similar to how running on a hotContinue reading “Climate Change and Arctic Feedback”