UN Extinction Video

This video is not part of the typical format for a post on this site, but it does summarize many Continue reading →

Stuff Outweighs Life

Thanks to humans, the weight of everything we’ve made outweighs all life. Life, which has been active for billions of Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2020

Even despite Brexit, the UK economy is up ~20% in last decade while CO2 emissions are down 29%. Bug populations Continue reading →

Declining Bug Populations

It is easy to not notice an unpleasant something’s absence. Bug populations are declining by about 2% per year. That 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 September 2019

Zero. Alaska had no sea ice within 150 miles of its shores for the first time since written records were Continue reading →

American Bird Population Suffers

It’s happening to birds, too. In addition to recent reports about collapses in bugs, fish, and species in general (1, Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2019

Alaska land temperatures exceeded typical highs by 25F and water temperatures by 20F. Carbon emissions from power production in the Continue reading →