Welcome to ‘Uncharted Territory’
Gwynne Dyer, January 2, 2025
New Year is when we do the accounts for the year, and the bad news always gets top billing: how many wars are going on, how big were the natural disasters, etc.? Climate change now has its own slot in this annual accounting, and here is what the climate pundits will say.
First they will acknowledge that 2024 has been the hottest year since we began keeping records a few centuries ago. This will be accompanied by the usual clucking about how naughty we have all been, not cutting our greenhouse gas emissions fast enough. Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Happy(??) Climate New Year
We’re still here, the rain has paused, the wind is light, and sunlight feels close to breaking through.
Our personal forecaster, Ms. Kitty, is feeling cautious. On non-stormy days, she is mostly outside. Right now, she’s keeping a cautious eye out.
The sun is not up, but the rain is pouring down. Outside, in the pre-dawn murk, the trees are moving, but winds are not yet strong. Emergency alerts have been beeping nonstop on the phone & Ipad, urging us to get the hell away from here. But we’re going to ride it out. There’s 