Category Archives: climate change

A very large Straw Man hanging over Mount Rushmore

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Naomi

Today, the Times published a concerning factual article about the history of Mount Rushmore and its four faces. It is pertinent background, since Trump has decided to hold some sort of July 4 celebration there. Given that the places Trump … Continue reading →

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It isn’t nice to defy Mother Nature

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Naomi

And she is so pissed: “30-Foot Drift of Tumbleweed Buries Motorists on the Highway”, a/k/a “Tumblegeddon” The plant is thought to have arrived in the United States when American farmers, looking for inexpensive flax seed in the 1870s, bought contaminated … Continue reading →

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Distressing animal news: climate change and scallops

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 24 pounds of sea scallops The effects of climate change are wide-ranging, including shifting water temperatures and mass die-offs of sea creatures. For hundreds of years, bay scallops from the Peconic Estuary fed Long Islanders, but … Continue reading →

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