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Sea power

Frigid waters from the deep ocean and balmy tropical surface waters can drive a green energy source that’s gaining popularity

Extreme Rains to Be Supercharged by Warming

Extreme downpours are already becoming stronger and more frequent than predicted, suggesting global warming’s impacts will be worse than expected

Warmer planet may mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes

Hurricane Katrina may have been an anomaly, rather than a sign of things to come, a new study says—but other researchers say don’t let down your guard

Sea changes could warn of “Day After Tomorrow” scenario

Slowing ocean currents could be an early warning sign of a big shift in the climate

Turning carbon dioxide to chalk

Huge factories that dissolve rock with acid could speed up the natural process of rock weathering and help curb global warming

Fish Moved by Warming Waters

As the oceans warm up, populations of fish in Europe’s North Sea have moved toward the Arctic, apparently a response to try to stay cool

bookshelf

books I've read on failure & grace

The World Without Us
The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man
Zeitoun
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
Hell and High Water: Global Warming--the Solution and the Politics--and What We Should Do
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The Tipping Point
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World


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