Necessary Relocations

Disasters, whether natural, political, or military, make habitable places inhabitable. People must move, and they do. With tens of millions Continue reading →

Mass Extinction Number Six

Species either evolve or become extinct. Extinctions happen all the time, but in the planet’s history there have been five Continue reading →

Give The Money To The People

The recent disaster within the Red Cross’ disaster relief response is Haiti highlights a simple, yet, institutionally difficult issue: the Continue reading →

California Drought Reaction

The California drought is dramatic, as if it was scripted by Hollywood. In addition to the changes in lifestyles, the Continue reading →

Drought And Fire Double Whammy

As if California’s drought wasn’t bad enough for people and farms, the lack of rain is drying out the native Continue reading →

Pacific Coast Volcano Erupts

Underwater volcanoes are hard to sea, er, see. The Axial Seamount is a volcano off the coast of Oregon that Continue reading →

Drought Hurts Reservations Most

The drought in California and the American Southwest is illustrated with contrasting photos of reservoirs filled now emptied, lawns green now Continue reading →

The Atacama Floods

And you thought your weather was acting odd. The Atacama Desert, the driest place on the planet, just had a Continue reading →