Category Archives: climate change

Floods & Droughts

Posted on October 25, 2022 by terryshen

  It hit me the other day regarding floods, droughts, and other mishaps. Why are they typically called  “natural disasters”? Is that really a misnomer?  Why do I think that? Allow me to explain. To me, it is not natural … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 2 Oct 2022

Posted on October 2, 2022 by terryshen

Destruction of Hurricane Ian was felt by folks in Florida over the weekend and up the east coast. Its power as a category 4 hurricane ranked as a one-in-500 year event. Unfortunately, disaster as such will be more frequent due … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 28 Aug 2022

Posted on August 28, 2022 by terryshen

Don’t know about you, I feel the time is slipping by faster and faster as the year goes on, like a roll of toilet paper. With only three days left in August, plenty anxieties exist. Whether it’s the droughts due … Continue reading →

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Water, Water, Everywhere?

Posted on August 22, 2022 by terryshen

  Who would have thought that water, as abundant as it is on this planet, would be a crisis today? While water makes up 71% of the Earth surface, they consist of mostly salty water (97%) in the oceans and … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 14 Aug 2022

Posted on August 14, 2022 by terryshen

Wildfires, storms, and periods of drought are on the rise in intensity and frequency due to global warming. Coincidentally, the US Congress passed a bill that incentivizes alternatives to fossil fuels and investments to combat greenhouse effect. Other than natural … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time

Posted on August 8, 2022 by terryshen

  Finally, the Democrats in the US Senate got their acts together to pass an albeit water-down version of the President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. The bill passed yesterday along the party line (51-50) with VP Harris casting the … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 7 Aug 2022

Posted on August 7, 2022 by terryshen

While Russia is making a mess out of Ukraine for the sixth month straight, China is rattling its sabers in Asia using Nancy Pelosi’s visit this week as a pretense to extort Taiwan and test the resolves of the free … Continue reading →

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Climate Change & Biodiversity

Posted on July 26, 2022 by terryshen

  The rising temperature is wreaking havoc across our world.  Increase in the intensity and frequency of wildfires, storms, and periods of drought are becoming common occurrences. As we live through these changes, what could be the impact to our … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 24 Jul 2022

Posted on July 24, 2022 by terryshen

Global warming is here, no longer a scientific prediction.  We have record breaking temperatures melting runway, collapsing roof, and burning forest among other mishaps. When this trend continues, threats to agriculture and food security are inevitable. Guess what? Covid pandemic … Continue reading →

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World On Fire?

Posted on July 18, 2022 by terryshen

  Seems like our world, at least the northern half where I am, is so hot that it is on fire. Scorching hot temperatures are looming over the Western Europe and around the Mid-central US. The heat melts away any … Continue reading →

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