Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• 4: The Value of Thought — How a Thinking Planet Creates a Stable World

  

  (This article is part of a series, The Thinking Planet, exploring the universal nature of cognition in the living world. Concepts and examples are drawn from... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 3: Rights of Nature – Should Rivers Have a Lawyer?

  

  (This article is part of a six-post reality-check. Concepts and examples are drawn from “Silent Earth: Adaptations for Life in a Devastated Biosphere.”) When a... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 3: The Animal Kingdom’s Diverse Minds and the Power of the Crowd

  

  (This article is part of a series, The Thinking Planet, exploring the universal nature of cognition in the living world. All concepts and examples are drawn fro... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Developments in Resilient Communications Adaptations

  

  As climate disasters escalate, novel tech is revolutionizing crisis response. From AI-driven networks to quantum-secured satellites, innovative systems are... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Communications Systems Adaptations

  

  As natural disasters intensify, our communication systems require fundamental transformation. There is an urgent need for resilient communication networks that... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• AI Comparison

  

  For a project we are into, I compared results from latest available versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek on one of the project tasks. The results... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Comments on the State of the World

  The blog, Collapse of Industrial Civilization, has been exploring critical topics for more than a decade. This post is concerned with accelerating disasters. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Town Manager, a Climate-Change Adaptation Novel

  My climate-change novel “The Town Manager” is complete. If you would like to review the book, send an email with a shipping address to... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Silent Earth Review

  “Silent Earth” has received a five-star “must read🏆” review on Reedsy. Blending scientific depth and practical foresight, this book is both a wake-up... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2025 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bad News GOOD NEWS

  If you need a little good climate news to overcome the depression many stories leave behind, click the link below. 4/11 of this story is bad news and 7/11 is... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Killers of Earth’s Wildlife Often Take Old and Wise First

  ‘Old And Wise’ Animals Essential For Species Survival, Study Finds Latest Posts Killers of Earth’s Wildlife Often Take Old and Wise First Empty Rivers: Th... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Empty Rivers: The Silent Crisis of Groundwater Depletion

  

  Groundwater depletion represents one of the most pressing but underappreciated environmental crises facing communities worldwide. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The $700 Billion Question: Why Nature’s Price Tag is Breaking the Bank

  

  Even after some logging the forest scene at left looks healthy. The numbers are staggering. According to the Paulson Institute, protecting Earth’s biodiversity... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• COP 16, A Remarkable Failure

  Here’s an example of media coverage of the meeting: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9jdpep4ydo The 16th United Nations Biodiversity summit attended by... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• First Draft of “Adapting to a Weakened Biosphere” is Nearing the End!

  Working on my last book, “Adapting to Worst-Case Climate Change” I realized that a much more critical (and difficult) subject is biosphere decline. After... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Economic and Social Strategies for Adapting to Worst-Case Climate Change

  A world 3 to 5°C warmer than pre-industrial levels will be unrecognizable compared to today. The World Bank warns that with such a temperature increase,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Managing Ecosystems with Worst-Case Climate Change

  The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reports that up to 1 million species are already at risk of... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Health System Adaptations for Worst-Case Climate Change

  Catastrophic health problems may soon become commonplace. As the world warms, our health systems, urban infrastructure, and societal rules must adapt. The... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Energy System Adaptations for Worst-Case Climate Change

  The signs of the catastrophic climate disruptions are already visible[1]. Extreme weather events, resource scarcity, and the increasing unreliability of... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Agriculture and Food Security Adaptations to Worst-Case Climate Change

  

  The Northward March of Agriculture One of the most visible consequences of severe climate change will be the massive northward shift of agricultural zones. The... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2024 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT