Posted on July 27, 2010 by J.A. Ginsburg
The past as prologue: fortune-telling from tree rings; The Green Revolution hits the skids: genetically resilient pathogens and monoculture crops What happens when the future comes early? When does record-breaking weather segue from unfortunate inconvenience to an inconvenient truth? When… China reports massive floods affecting 75% of its provinces? The tally of dead and missing [...]
Filed under: TrackerBlog, agriculture, climate change, disease surveillance, drought, epidemiology, famine, floods, food, water | Tagged: climate change, hunger, An Inconvenient Truth, China floods, Russia drought, heat waves, tree ring data, extreme weather, Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, wheat stem rust, Ug99, blights, late blight, cassava virus, famine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 20, 2010 by J.A. Ginsburg
Despite my general rule that once a day is designated for a cause, the cause is likely lost (or at least in serious trouble), I found myself rooting mightily last Saturday for Solarday. Missed it? It is only in its second year, but with global aspirations and the power of the sun on its side. [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2010 by J.A. Ginsburg
If only there were a rewind button. From the first, almost cheerfully do-able estimate of 1,000 barrels of oil spewing daily into the Gulf of Mexico to a… jaw-dropping 5,000 barrel revision horrifying 19,000 barrel update are-you-kidding-me? 25,000 barrel recalculation and an it’s way-way-way-more-than-the-Exxon-Valdez admission …the bad news on the BP catastrophe has gone so [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2010 by J.A. Ginsburg
Dark hair, dark eyes, black jeans, scarf just so, slightly dissatisfied expression and a brisk pace that makes it look like you know where you’re going and you’ll be asked for directions early and often on the streets of Rome. As long as I kept the dialog to “buon giorno,” “uno” (when pointing to a [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2009 by J.A. Ginsburg
On biomimicry and the answers right in front of us; Photosynthesis & personal power; Urban farming, tropical agroforestry and (eco)system modeling; A carbon negative idea with fertile perks; Population balance Waiting for diplomats to resolve the global climate crisis may take so long, it won’t matter. So what do we do in the meantime? At [...]
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