The Powerless World
The human population of the planet earth is now approaching 8 billion. This is a remarkable fact because for many centuries the world's population barely grew at all. Scholars estimate…
The Paris Climate Disaster
On December 12, 2015, nearly every nation on the planet signed the Paris Climate Agreement. The purpose of the agreement is to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global…
Heat Wave
Phoenix, Arizona - located in the Sonoran Desert of the Southwestern United States - experienced a scorching hot summer last year. The city notched a record 145 calendar days with…
Truth Drought
Climate alarmists are constantly proclaiming that global warming is causing all manner of disasters. With amazing confidence, they repeatedly declare that hurricanes are becoming more frequent and more intense. Every…
Tempest in a Teapot
Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters of my lifetime. On the morning of August 29, 2005, Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast near New Orleans, Louisiana. This…
The Dangers of Alcohol
Several weeks ago (Fat and Happy blog) we learned that the state of food production in the world today is amazing and getting even better. I have many relatives in…
Tough Predictions
Baseball legend Yogi Berra once quipped, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." This humorous statement is especially true regarding climate. It goes without saying that the earth's…
The Fall of Mann
Over 300 years ago, humanity suffered greatly in the depths of the Little Ice Age. Thankfully, cold temperatures reached their nadir in the late 1600's and began to rise thereafter.…
Carbon, Carbon Everywhere
We learned last week that levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have risen steadily from 280 ppm in 1750 - before the industrial revolution - to 419 ppm in 2021.…
Apocalypse Now
One of the most prevalent features of modern life are the constant warnings regarding the impact humans have on our environment. Over and over again, we are bombarded by dire…