The Sierra Club’s mission to help people in need from hurricane Michael
URGENT: One week later, 1,000 people are still missing. Hurricane Michael was the strongest hurricane ever to come ashore along the Florida Panhandle and across the southeast, leaving millions without power and others in threat of toxic coal ash spills. Our neighbors...
Florida’s Red Tide: Possible causes, Who’s to blame? Implications to humans and how it can be resolved
As a steward of trying to bring more awareness to people about global warming and protecting our environment, seeing and smelling, the Red Tide Algae in Florida, is particularly bothersome. THE FIRST THING you notice is the smell. It’s not a scent, exactly, but a...
Billions of pounds of plastics in the oceans could lead to critical food security issues
Picture above from sciencemamag.com Some photos and excerpts from National Geographic, June 2018 If plastic had been invented when the Mayflower carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean, their trash would still be with us today. Ocean waves and sunlight...
Australia’s growing drought and new research about Climate Change vs. historical cycles
SOURCE- Gary Saucer-Thompson/Flickr There is no place on earth that has witnessed the perils of Climate Change, worse than Australia. In the last 5 years there have been several summers during which day time high temperatures climbed well over 110°F in some locations....
