Never before has a US President threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” And when challenged that such […] Read More
A website exploring the novel's themes of climate change and artificial intelligence
Never before has a US President threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” And when challenged that such […] Read More
Two massive forces are combining to disrupt the world and societies as we know them. Analogous to The Fujiwara Effect, named for the combinatory effect […] Read More
Psychologist Bob Rich advises people who are suffering from climate anxiety to “Do the best you can then don’t worry”. Ryan Hagen’s book Your Guide […] Read More
Modern society is heading steadily toward collapse. To avoid it requires us making some difficult short-term decisions. Are we capable of doing so? History suggests […] Read More
The latest climate models show that the opportunity window for achieving the Paris 1.5o target goal for climate warming has closed. Indeed, the United Nations […] Read More
Tree rings can be used to reconstruct climate records because they are strongly linked to summer temperatures in high latitudes and provide exact dating especially […] Read More
The prospect of a sudden shift in climate due to a rapid change in a key climate moderator such as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation […] Read More
One of the problems with conventional nuclear power plants is that they rely on an extremely hazardous fuel which persists for thousands of years. What […] Read More
There are multiple signs that the urgency of climate action in developed countries is receding. Is it because of growing geopolitical unrest? Concerns over the […] Read More
Weaving themes as diverse as oceanography, social divides, artificial intelligence and many others, the genius of Richard Powers is on show again in his latest […] Read More