by pennyurquhart | May 4, 2020 | climate change, extreme events, Uncategorized
One month away from the official start of the Atlantic 2020 hurricane season, experts at Colorado State University predict a bumper harvest of eight hurricanes between June and November. Four of these will become major Category 3 to 5 storms. Predictions are...
by pennyurquhart | Apr 22, 2020 | climate change, climate change and health, environment, Uncategorized
Wednesday, April 22nd, 1970, was a cloudy day in New York City, with a high of 64 degrees Fahrenheit. On that day in South Africa, the Nationalist Party led by B. J. Vorster had just trounced the far-right Verkrampte Herstigte Nasionale Party– the HNP – in a...
by pennyurquhart | Apr 3, 2020 | climate change, climate change and health, Featured, green economy, Uncategorized
Dominant and rampant, the coronavirus has conquered the fickle news cycle and is now whipping it up to ever-greater speeds. I have doubled my normal screen time but can barely keep up with shifting live feeds. How many cases now? Who is locked down, how, and where?...
