Category Archives: Climate change

Drones to reforest logged areas fast and cheap?

Posted on 27 June, 2020 by

I love this. One drone can plant as many seeds as 10 people, and one pilot can control 10 drones. This means one person doing the work of 100 seed planters – and the drones are firing a diverse selection … Continue reading →

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Lunar city to save us from climate change?

Posted on 21 February, 2020 by

What about solving climate change by building an industrial city on the moon? A good lunar city could use solar power to launch PowerSats via maglev railgun into orbit around the Earth to power the world from abundant RELIABLE solar … Continue reading →

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“Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded he caused “great anxiety in Australia” by taking a family holiday”

Posted on 22 December, 2019 by

This talking point is from the ABC. Honestly, how narcissistic does that heading sound? It’s as if we’re all sitting around weeping because our ‘father’ the PM has left the country. As the PM can’t really *do* anything about the … Continue reading →

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ENSO cycle 10% good news for Australia, but 30% chance hell on earth

Posted on 20 November, 2019 by

Summer weather predictions? There’s only 10% chance of La Nina which could rescue us with extra rain. 60% chance neutral, which is more or less ‘normal’ weather, and 30% chance of hell on earth El Nino drying us out even … Continue reading →

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Great — ocean acidification has it’s own feedback loop that can cascade out of control.

Posted on 13 July, 2019 by

Long story short — as CO2 adds to ocean acidity, it eats at various carbon deposits already in the oceans and makes the ocean more acidic. If we push it too far, various tiny shelled critters cannot make a strong … Continue reading →

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