New study finds that extreme approaches work best, but come with risks
Cities may be magnets for disaster
Coastal cities stir up the air flow in a way that, when hurricanes approach, can make them steer toward the buildings
Read: “Far North”
an “eco-fi” novel by Marcel Theroux
“The growing demand for oil is leading to a growing global conflict in which the Gulf War, the 9/11 attack, and the war in Iraq are just the first three skirmishes.”
—Amos Nur, professor emeritus of geophysics, Stanford University
Cutting soot could buy the world time on slashing emissions
Tackling soot is a short-term measure that could help us out in the long run
Early hurricane forecasting: Don’t bet the farm on it
Predicting hurricane seasons more than a couple of months in advance is still proving tough
Long Bets
Put your money where your mouth is when it comes to the long-term future
Open the Future
Jamais Cascio’s blog
Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers
The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research
In “The Road”, apocalypse from eco-disaster
author Cormac McCarthy likes to hang out with scientists, which makes me like him even more
