Australia Is Burning

Australia rarely gets the attention most countries get, partly because the land is so remote. The wildfires there are so Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2019

“Go West, young man” (person, whatever) is less likely to happen as mobility in the US declined from about 20% Continue reading →

Climate Disasters Quadruple

Climate disasters quadrupling may be an attention-grabbing headline (did it get your attention?); but as usual, headlines are overly-simplified. To Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2019

Permafrost, one of the largest carbon sinks (one billion metric tons) has become an immense carbon source (1.7 billion metric Continue reading →

Arctic Becomes CO2 Producer

Summers in the arctic produced growth which absorbed carbon dioxide. That’s the way plants grow. With long enough winters, that Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2019

In 1960, the richest paid 56% in taxes. Now they pay 23%, less than the 24.2% the poorest pay. A Continue reading →

Costly Climate Response Delays

To some, the Earth Day founders were already a little late. Jimmy Carter is now seen as prescient, though many Continue reading →