Garry Rogers's Blog, page 5
August 27, 2024
Population Management for Worst-Case Climate Change
Planet Earth is already straining under the 400-billion-pound weight of eight billion humans (more than all other mammals combined). In a world that may warm by 4 or 5°C, much of the land could become unlivable because of extreme heat, drought, flooding, or sea-level rise. Continue reading →
Published on August 27, 2024 14:33
August 18, 2024
Bad Climate News
An aside that supports my argument for worst-case scenario climate adaptation planning. Continue reading →
Published on August 18, 2024 16:33
August 5, 2024
Governance in a Hothouse Earth: Balancing Adaptation and Freedom
In times of crisis, there's often a push towards autocratic rule. The argument is that centralized, authoritarian control can implement necessary changes more quickly and efficiently. However, history shows us the dangers of this approach: Continue reading →
Published on August 05, 2024 08:00
July 29, 2024
Worst-Case Scenario for the Biosphere: Overview
The biosphere - the thin layer of life encompassing our planet - is under assault. Our activities are disrupting every level of biological organization, from genes to ecosystems. The general response of the biosphere to these impacts is one of simplification, homogenization, and collapse. Continue reading →
Published on July 29, 2024 09:00
July 25, 2024
Can We Survive Climate Change?
Even if we somehow achieved global consensus on the need for drastic action (which seems highly unlikely given current geopolitical tensions), the scale of transformation required is staggering. Continue reading →
Published on July 25, 2024 09:00
July 22, 2024
We Can’t Reverse Global Warming
To meaningfully reverse warming, we'd need to remove hundreds of gigatons (one billion tons) of CO2 from the atmosphere (Rubin et al. 2012). Current carbon capture technologies are woefully inadequate (Prieto 2021, Rosa et al. 2020, Lai et al. 2021)). They're energy intensive, expensive, and nowhere near the scale required (Le Moullec 2012). It's like trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon. Continue reading →
Published on July 22, 2024 09:00
July 18, 2024
Worst Case Consequence of the Long Atmospheric Residence Time of CO2
the carbon dioxide already in our atmosphere will continue to warm the planet for hundreds of years. Continue reading →
Published on July 18, 2024 09:00
July 15, 2024
Worst Case Climate-Change Scenario
Climate change may leave much of the globe uninhabitable during our lifetimes. Continue reading →
Published on July 15, 2024 09:00
June 8, 2024
BOSH Project Destroys Tens of Thousands Acres of Juniper – The Wildlife News
Another critique of Juniper eradication on public land: “The Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act could remove livestock from much of the sage grouse habitat with far better consequences for the bird than destroying tens of thousands of acres of juniper”–George … Continue reading →
Published on June 08, 2024 16:07
The Invasion of the Pinyon Juniper – The Wildlife News
A well-documented case of efforts by the U. S. Bureau of Land Management to conduct abusive mismanagement of public lands. Please take a look. The Invasion of the Pinyon Juniper – The Wildlife News
Published on June 08, 2024 15:40