by Ryan Hagen | Sep 18, 2018 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Climate Change
Record-Breaking Heat is the New Normal 17 of the 18 hottest years on record have occurred since 2001. The 18th was just a few years earlier in 1998. The last four years are the hottest of the bunch. 2018 looks like it will make our last five years the hottest five...
by Ryan Hagen | Jun 7, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Big Picture, Climate Change
A Climate Poem for 2019: Big Oil’s Lies and How to Respond I’ve got something a little different for you this week. On occasion, I dabble with poetry. This one sort of just started pouring out of me the other night when I couldn’t fall asleep....
by Ryan Hagen | Jan 6, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Big Picture, Climate Change
Climate Change in 2019: Where Do We Stand? A brief check-up on the biggest issue facing humanity. I thought this would be a good time to do a brief summary of the big picture and where we stand today. Buckle up because it’s not pretty and I refuse to sugar-coat...
by Ryan Hagen | Aug 2, 2018 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Climate Change
Putting 2°C in Perspective A useful analogy, a look at where we are now, where we’re headed, and climate lag 2°C (3.6°F) is the amount of warming above pre-industrial levels at which experts say the consequences will become “catastrophic” for humans. We have...
by Ryan Hagen | Jul 25, 2018 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Climate Change
CO2 Levels and Sea Level Rise A brief look at where we have been, where we are now, and where we’re going The last time there was this much CO2 in the atmosphere (>400ppm) was 3 million years ago. Back then, temperatures were 2°C to 3°C (3.6°Fto 5.4°F) higher...
