Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Is the Usual El Nino Pacific Storm Track Being Pulled North by Arctic Warming?

  

  Will El Niño soften the mid-latitude droughts? GR: Scribbler is suggesting that weakening of the polar high-pressure air mass is drawing the jet stream... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Arctic Is Melting And Big Business Is Ready To Dig In

  

  “Standing at a podium before the World Economic Forum, Leonardo DiCaprio briefly smiled as he received an award for his leadership in tackling climate change. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Arctic Heatwave Drives Deadly Asian Cold Snap

  GR: And more storms for Great Britain. The extreme events might soon outpace all (well, the few that care) reporters. Thank you Robert Scribbler. robertscribble... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Human Hothouse Turns Bolivia’s Second Largest Lake into a Withered Wasteland

  

  “Lake Poopo in Bolivia has dried up. And Climate Change has been named as the top cause of the disaster. “After decades of drought and depressed rainfall relate... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How ‘Natural Geoengineering’ Can Help Slow Global Warming by Oswald J. Schmitz:...

  

  “An overlooked tool in fighting climate change is enhancing biodiversity to maximize the ability of ecosystems to store carbon. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 2015 Poaching Stats: What Do They Mean?

  

  GR: We can’t seem to put the brakes on for wildlife or habitat. Our population growth and our homocentric lack of concern for other species is devastating... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Eye on the Ball– #ClimateChange, #Biodiversity, #NatureConservation, &...

  

  Nature Conservation The excellent article introduced below is about nature conservation from the human viewpoint. The argument is that the current mass... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Warm Arctic Storms Aim to Unfreeze the North Pole Again — That’s 55 Degrees (F)...

  

  GR: Losing the polar ice and high-pressure cap are unconscionable. I didn’t think we could, but now the possibility is real. robertscribbler It’s worth... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Infographic: Palm Oil and Tropical Deforestation

  

  Palm oil is driving deforestation—with serious consequences for both climate and biodiversity. We need tropical forests “Tropical forests play a crucial role... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Loss of Biodiversity and Extinctions — Global Issues

  

  The loss of biodiversity is increasing. There is massive extinction from human activity. www.globalissues.org GR: Here’s another good source of information. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Vital Signs: Carbon Dioxide

  

  Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important heat-trapping (greenhouse) gas, which is released through human activities such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Blizzard Fueled By Ocean Heat Cripples Eastern US, Floods Coast With Historic...

  

  Many of the Jonas’ Worst Impacts Still to Come “To this point, it’s important to note that, with Jonas still centered off the Delmarva Peninsula, this major... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Making Rhinos Count in a World of Indifference

  

  “Rampant corruption, low employment and high poverty are the unfortunate circumstances surrounding South Africa, the primary home of Earth’s last rhinos. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NOVA Documentary Examines Declining Krill Populations in the Southern Ocean...

  

  GR: I think that now we are going to start hearing more stories about failing ocean productivity. They appear so vast, but Earth’s oceans are no match for Homo... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Snowshoe Hares Face Climate Change Challenge

  

  GR: I have run out of digits on which to count the ways that humans are destroying wildlife and its habitat. Summit County Citizens Voice ‘That mismatch does... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Reporting On Fire Sends Mixed Information

  

  One can’t know what was really said by someone in a news report–reporters do get quotes wrong–but I would agree with the Chris Topik, TNC representative, that... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Change and Wildfire

  

  Wildfire Ecology I’ve been interested in natural vegetation response to wildfire for more than 40 years. Most of my work involves the desert shrublands and... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• A Blizzard Roars Out of Climate Change’s Heart — Polar Warming and A Record Hot...

  

  GR: Here’s an informative article describing linkages between violent storms (the one on January 22-23, 2016 in particular) and human-caused global warming. Goo... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Mike Baird’s War on Trees is Threatening Our Biodiversity

  

  “Not satisfied with these local assaults on trees, the NSW government is moving to declare wholesale war on the entire state. It is intent on abolishing the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming Forecasts | #climatechange

  

  Expert Global Warming Forecasts GR: This reference covers global warming forecasts that scientists have made for the years 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040,... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT