Mmmm, taking in that fresh California air with the sweet smell of…rotten eggs? The release of poisonous gas from the ocean could be one way we see our world changing with an increase of six degrees. Mark Lynas discusses what the final phase of global warming will look like in our world, and a smelly oceanfront [...]

How Do We Make Our Actions Count? Mark Lynas needs to stop being so dramatic and start relating climate change to the people it’s going to affect. Instead of writing about how people are going to die because of a five degree increase in global temperatures will force people to revert to hunter-gatherer communities, Lynas needs [...]

In Chapter 4 of Mark Lynas’s “Six Degrees”, Lynas discusses flooding and erosion increases as a result of a 4 degree celcious global temperature increase. However, Lynas makes the gross generalization that “coastal residents of today have lost their respect for the sea, and expect governments and city authorities to be able to protect buildings [...]

Fun Facts about Climate Change: 3 Degrees Later I don’t want to become another fun fact , and neither should you. Climate change is based on facts, both past and present to foresee the future. And the future is looking mighty grim. We are constantly made aware of little fun facts, sometimes belittled to the point of drowning [...]

AIR CONDITIONING – A SECRET KILLER? by Remy Tumin It’s almost impossible to think about being warm in Washington, DC this week, as we experienced “Snowmageddon” this past weekend and more is expected come Wednesday. But a girl can dream about being warm, can’t she? After completing the second chapter of Mark Lynas’s “Six Degrees”, I’m [...]

Tuvalu could be saying “too-da-loo” any day now. As ignorant as it may sound, I only heard about the Pacific Island of Tuvalu this past January during the Copenhagen climate summit talks, when representatives from the small snake-shaped country stood up to G8 countries in opposition of the poor-excuse of a resolution. Tuvalu is one of [...]