US Hazard Map

Nature has hazard zones. Earthquakes, fires, floods, etc. They existed before we got here. Then we got here and made 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 August 2019

Fossil fuel subsidies are ~3.7 times greater than subsidies for renewable energy. The cost of gun deaths in the US Continue reading →

State Of The Climate 2018

News about climate change has shifted from what’s possible to what’s happening – with insights into what’s coming. NOAA compiled Continue reading →

PNTP Fourth Anniversary – The Hits

Surprise! Today’s the 4th anniversary for PretendingNotToPanic.com, the blog. News for people who are eager and anxious about the future. Continue reading →

Tropics Expanding

Greenhouse gases and global warming have affected the planet’s major weather drivers. Our weather systems tend to be driven by Continue reading →

Disasters Increase Inequality

A study of data from disasters between 1920 and 2010 documents the effect of disasters on poverty. Basically, a major Continue reading →

Jet Stream Disruption

Weather isn’t happening the way it did. We didn’t think it was possible, but air from the northern hemisphere is Continue reading →