In past articles, I have written about how changing a light bulb won’t fix everything but also that the little things do matter when added one on top of the other. But one thing I have never said was that this was going to be easy; there is no way for the change you [...]
Dear EarthTalk: With all the talk of rising seas, what could happen to the rivers that flow into the oceans? Will they reverse flow? Will rising seas back up into fresh water lakes? And what happens to our groundwater should saltwater flow backwards into it?
The intrusion of saltwater from the sea into rivers and groundwater [...]
There is a free PDF download of an e-book titled “Understanding and Responding to Climate Change” available over at The National Academies website. This booklet presents recommendations from the National Academies’ many expert reports on climate change in an easy-to-read format. Now in its third edition, the booklet includes an expanded section on impacts [...]
The debate surrounding the extent to which the burning of fossil fuels leads to climate change misses a more fundamental point. That is, fossil fuels are an inherently finite resource. This resource is dwindling at an accelerating rate as economies such as those of China and India expand rapidly. Fossil fuels will run out. Maybe [...]
