Climate Lynx

Climate Adaptation might not be all work. Some adaptations may be as simple as riding a bike. Surviving the climate future requires two primary actions: mitigation and adaptation. Fortunately, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, solar, wind, and battery technology advances are surging. The transition away from greenhouse gases is ramping up, and the race to replace fossil fuels is on. So, the good news is that when humankind eliminates fossil fuels, we will have a chance to heal our planetary home. These efforts are broadly referred to as mitigation. The bad news is that we will be at net zero emissions by 2050 at the earliest. In other words, our world is going to warm for at least another 25 years. All plants and animals will be challenged to adapt to the warmer temperatures and extreme hydrological cycles.  But what about us in the UP? Will we need to adapt?  If summers get too hot, we may need to install air conditioners or, better yet, heat pumps to stay cool. Th...

 I have been a hoarder, much to the dismay of my girlfriend. "When are you going to throw these science magazines out?", she chastised me. For the last ten years, I have received Science magazines from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Scientific American, Science News, and, sometimes, National Geographic and Discovery. I only keep the ones with climate articles. Some will have only one article, while others will be a magazine full of climate articles. Here are a few front covers that caught my eye this Saturday as I attempted to stack them up in my living room. From 2015: "Cool It" the National Geographic. 2016: "The Climate Issue" by the Nature Conservancy 2017: "Our Melting Planet", Discover Magazine. 2018: "Too Darn Hot," Science News Magazine 2020: "Coping With Climate Change", Science News 2020: "One Last Chance", Time 2022: "A Choice of Futures," Science Magaz...