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Author Archives: energyskeptic
New finding: Plants far more harmed by Climate change than previous estimates
Shifts in the timing of flowering and leafing in plants due to global warming appear to be much greater than estimated by warming experiments. Predicting plant responses to climate change has important consequences for human water supply, pollination of crops … Continue reading
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Biodiversity loss impact on ecosystem worse than climate change and pollution
David U. Hooper, et al. A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change. Nature, 2012; DOI: 10.1038/nature11118 “This analysis establishes that reduced biodiversity affects ecosystems at levels comparable to those of global warming or air … Continue reading
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Fungi destroy bees, bats, amphibians, trees, etc
Attack of the Killer Fungi: Rising Threat Worries Scientists Wynne Parry, LiveScience 11 April 2012 An unprecedented number of diseases caused by fungi have been causing some of the most severe die-offs and extinctions ever witnessed in wild species and … Continue reading
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40% of amphibians face imminent extinction
Wake, D. 2 Mar 2012. Facing Extinction in Real Time. Science vol 335, 1052-53. Throughout the world, amphibians are in decline, and many species—perhaps 40%—face imminent extinction. Recent studies have discovered why amphibians are dying. The amphibian decline is happening … Continue reading
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Hunting can drive species extinct
14 Jan 2009. Humans’ prey species evolving dangerously fast. NewScientist. Hunters and fishermen go after the largest catches they can find, which is driving evolution in a way unlike anything else on Earth, and the rapid changes triggered in wild … Continue reading
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Acidification of our oceans: unprecedented rate in past 300 million years
Ahmed, Nafeez. 2017. Failing States, Collapsing Systems BioPhysical Triggers of Political Violence. Springer. As climate change is accelerating, so is the acidification of the oceans. The two processes are causally related. Oceans are becoming more acidic because the vast bulk … Continue reading
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Floods and water-borne disease
Our clean water infrastructure built a century ago is rusting and eroding apart, making the invasion of disease causing micro-organisms during floods even more likely. excerpt from Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us … Continue reading
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2001 Strategic Energy Policy Challenges for the 21st Century
The government has known for a long time that an energy crisis was approaching as is shown in this document. 2001 Strategic Energy Policy Challenges for the 21st Century Report of an Independent Task Force Sponsored by the James A. … Continue reading
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Biodiversity in glacier-fed rivers threatened by climate change
So many of these articles belong in several different places, the web of life is hard to categorize and put in one spot. 16 Mar 2012. “Glacial river biodiversity”. Nature Climate Change. Glacial melt water increases biodiversity in mountainous freshwater … Continue reading
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Sharon Astyk on coping with collapse
Summary of 19 Mar 2012 ASPO Peak Oil Review editorial “Collapse? Really?”: If a collapse of some sort does happen, what helps? Social support systems and safety nets strengthened Making medical care, food and shelter available small-scale agriculture in urban … Continue reading
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