Category Archives: climate change

“Climate Instability”

Posted on May 3, 2022 by terryshen

  In Northern Hemisphere, customary to see the weather warming up around this time of the year. Hence the term mayflower. However, we are witnessing unusual events of  extreme climate fluctuations that are anything but typical. Case in point is … Continue reading →

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A Different Real Life?

Posted on April 13, 2022 by terryshen

  In Washington DC today, our temperature hit 86 degree (Fahrenheit).  Compared to only a few days ago when it was in mid-50’s, a jump of 30+ degrees. As if that wasn’t shocking enough, a storm of “hurricane-force winds, intense … Continue reading →

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This Crazy Weather, Part 2

Posted on March 7, 2022 by terryshen

  Between me and the weather, one of us is going crazy. Yesterday (Sunday), the Washington DC area was hit by a record heat with temperature near 80 degree Fahrenheit. (Previous record was 70 back in 2004). But the real … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 6 Feb 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by terryshen

My nightmare of the American politics matches my mood with  the weather. How depressing! Six more weeks of winter. We’re in the second month of the “new” year.  Things look bleak.  Gridlock on the Capital Hill is getting nothing done. … Continue reading →

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Damn The Tornadoes

Posted on December 11, 2021 by terryshen

  Overnight, tornadoes hit over a stretch of 250 miles in the Mid-West states that included Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The devastation was overwhelming. Governor Beshear reported that 70 or more people are feared dead in Kentucky … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 31 Oct 2021

Posted on October 31, 2021 by terryshen

Happy Halloween! An exciting weekend indeed. Will people be out trick-or-treating versus staying home? We will wait and see. At least it’s not raining. With only two months left, the 2021 for sure will be the second pandemic year after … Continue reading →

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Autumn Leaves

Posted on October 15, 2021 by terryshen

  One of the iconic images of Fall for me here at the Mid-Atlantic is the leaves. The Autumn foliage with its brilliant colors and the piles after piles of them fallen on the ground represent the changing season from … Continue reading →

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A Humorless Time?

Posted on September 1, 2021 by terryshen

  Can’t remember the last time when I laughed ’till tears came out of my eyes. Hasn’t happened because the past eighteen months seem filled with constant fears, pent up frustrations, and a sense of everlasting hopelessness caused by events … Continue reading →

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Avoidable Crises?

Posted on August 17, 2021 by terryshen

  Our world feels like it’s on fire. Covid-19 infection is killing our nurses, or at least driving them away. Wildfires are burning out of control, not only here but also abroad. And the turmoil in Afghanistan? Yes, crises seem … Continue reading →

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“Code Red For Humanity”

Posted on August 10, 2021 by terryshen

  Sounds alarming? Yes, that is what the report issued by the UN yesterday called it. You see, we have talked about climate change long enough, now it’s becoming a crisis. Just look at the catastrophes of heat waves, wildfires, … Continue reading →

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