Tag Archives: climate change

Red Alert for Our Planet

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Steve Glass

2023 Was the Hottest Year in Human History Climate scientists are starting to suspect that based upon the unexpectedly steep global heat spike in 2023 that the climate and ecosystems are starting to unravel. They think that we may be … Continue reading →

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A Season of Thin Ice Warnings

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Steve Glass

Time was when us folks in southern Wisconsin didn’t have to worry about thin ice or tornadoes in February. Now we do. Times have changed. The climate is unstable and we are in a season of literal and metaphorical thin ice … Continue reading →

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Reading the Landscape

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Steve Glass

  Reading The Landscape by Steve Glass   The advancing urban glacier is shaping our terrain. Pausing in the prairie of Shoveler’s Sink, at this spot on the Green Bay Lobe, I hear the clamor of its westward surges, driven … Continue reading →

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Fourth National Climate Assessment Is Packed With Info for Restorationists

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Steve Glass

The U.S. federal government’s Fourth National Climate Assessment speaks to the value of ecological restoration as an important adaptive strategy to help deal with current and anticipated future effects of global climate change. The federal government’s Fourth National Climate Assessment  … Continue reading →

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How Should Ecological Restoration Practitioners Incorporate Climate Change Predictions Into Work Plans?

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Steve Glass

  What are the future opportunities and challenges for restoration in the age of climate change? Indicators of a changing global climate include increases in the frequency and severity of extreme events such as precipitation, flooding, and drought, and a … Continue reading →

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Before It’s Too Late, Are We Going to Do Anything About Climate Change?

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Steve Glass

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) issued on Monday October 8, 2018 its most recent, and alarming report on the predicted effects of climate change.   The panel’s conclusions are stark; its recommendations for corrective action are urgent.  In summary, … Continue reading →

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Short Global Warming Video

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Steve Glass

If you have 30 seconds or less,  you can watch 131 years of global warming in this nifty, and sobering NASA video.   As reported in the Spring 2012 issue of Conservation Magazine, NASA took its global surface temperature data and condensed … Continue reading →

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