September 19, 2013 - I find myself in need of time to air out my brain. After nearly 5 years of writing this blog, it feels as though I've said everything I want to say. While I don't think that's really true, I do think a hiatus is just what the doctor ordered. So I'm going to relax by the fireplace and eat chocolate bon-bon's for awhile. Take time to harass the Republican of your choice, and never give up. If you feel like giving up, follow my example and take a break. It will do you a world of good. - Best, Vicki
September 1, 2020 The good news, such as it is, goes like this: the suspense is over. No need to guess about whether sea level rise will be life-altering by the end of this century or not. It will, at least for the 40 percent of humankind which lives on or near a coastline. That's because all the ice on Greenland is going to melt, according to researchers at Ohio State University (yes, yes, I know - it's THE Ohio State University. Get over yourselves.) Their research appeared in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment in August. Total meltdown will take 10,000 years, but enough will have melted by 2100 to cause sea level rise of approximately three feet. That will cover a lot of coastal property, a loss made worse by storms and hurricanes. How have researchers reached this conclusion? By studying almost 40 years of satellite data. Glaciers on Greenland have shrunk so much since the year 2000 that even if global warming came to a complete stop, they would contin...
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