Problems, Predicaments, and Technology

Lake Michigan as seen from Consumers Energy Scenic Overlook, Ludington, Michigan

Ludington Pumped Hydro Project with Lake Michigan in background

Ludington North Breakwater Light

Manistee North Pier Lighthouse

Little Glen Lake as seen from Little Glen Lake Picnic Area

  Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan

The lone boat on Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore , Michigan

  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

This article is a collaboration with John Peach, from  Wild Peaches .  John Peach is an applied mathematician who held a research position at MIT Lincoln Laboratory until retirement in 2020. As lead investigator of a team of physicists and mathematicians at MIT, he spearheaded development of an atmospheric lidar propagation model accounting for scattering, refraction, and object response. This technology enabled 3D mapping of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to locate and assess damage, expediting recovery efforts. As part of the disaster relief program, he made three trips to assist FEMA on-site with model implementation, and co-authored the paper  “To Expedite Roadway Identification and Damage Assessment in LiDAR 3D Imagery for Disaster Relief Public Assistance.”

  Cabwaylingo State Forest , West Virginia

In addition to my regularly scheduled article this week, I also am providing a link to this hugely popular collaboration of writers started last year and continued with Volume 2 this year.  With a Foreword by Erik Michaels and Afterword by Dr. Guy McPherson, authors include: Dr. Peter A Victor, George Tsakraklides, Charles Hugh Smith, Dr. Tony Povilitis, Jordan Perry, Matt Orsagh, Justin McAffee, Jack Lowe, The Honest Sorcerer, Fast Eddy, Will Falk, Dr. Ugo Bardi, and Steve Bull. IT BEARS REPEATING: BEST OF...VOLUME 2 For those interested in accessing last year's compilation, follow this link: IT BEARS REPEATING: BEST OF...VOLUME 1

People enjoying the shoreline at Sleeping Bear Dunes , Michigan