by Omega | Dec 16, 2023 | Environment
An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels, exposing dozens of usually submerged rock formations with carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years. Phys.org Read full article in...
by Omega | Dec 16, 2023 | Resilience
To cut a long story short, the nose has never been for me anything apart from a site of disgust and discomfort. Given such a backdrop, it became a challenge to overcome repugnance and be able to feed mother who was discharged from the hospital with a polyvinyl...
by Omega | Dec 15, 2023 | Polycrisis
The ruckus the term has sparked, though, suggests it’s tapping some irksome truths. One is the assertion — implicit in the notion of polycrisis — that what’s happening today is essentially new. This idea particularly vexes critics on the political center or right,...
by Omega | Dec 15, 2023 | Books, Nonfiction
Mapping the Futures of Capitalism and the Earth The world-system of which we are all a part faces multiple calamities: climate change and mass extinction, energy supply shocks, the economic and existential threat of AI, the chilling rise of far-right populism, and...
by Omega | Dec 14, 2023 | Books, Nonfiction
A Plan to Fix a Fractured World Three of the most internationally respected and experienced thinkers of our time, these friends found their pandemic Zooms increasingly focused on a cascade of crises: sputtering growth, surging inflation, poor policy responses, an...
by Omega | Dec 14, 2023 | Environment
Life on planet Earth is under siege. We are now in an uncharted territory. For several decades, scientists have consistently warned of a future marked by extreme climatic conditions because of escalating global temperatures caused by ongoing human activities that...
by Omega | Dec 14, 2023 | Environment
BYÂ W. S. MERWIN Gray whaleNow that we are sending you to The EndThat great godTell himThat we who follow you invented forgivenessAnd forgive nothing I write as though you could understandAnd I could say itOne must always pretend somethingAmong the dyingWhen you have...
by Omega | Dec 14, 2023 | Environment
As climate change worsens, extreme events like these are becoming more frequent and intense. In 2023, record-breaking heat waves, floods, wildfires and cyclones besieged parts of almost every continent. Yet most communities remain ill prepared for a climate-altered...
by Omega | Dec 11, 2023 | Environment
And while many experts have been cautious about acknowledging it, there is increasing evidence that global warming has accelerated over the past 15 years rather than continued at a gradual, steady pace. That acceleration means that the effects of climate change we are...
by Omega | Dec 11, 2023 | Environment
Picture the scene: Extreme weather events and natural disasters linked to the changing climate begin to occur with greater frequency and severity. This series of major weather events leads to a below average crop yield for major producers. The scarcity of staples...
