Problems, Predicaments, and Technology

  Picture of Table Rock Mountain in South Carolina taken from Bald Ridge Heritage Preserve

  In my last post , I expressed my concerns regarding methane emissions along with the growing speed which our collective predicaments appear to be gaining. Then I explained precisely why we have thus far not made any real progress on these predicaments based upon our collective denial , which has a considerable amount to do with our basic human psychology. In conclusion, the reality is that very few people are actually paying an ounce of real attention. What they are paying attention to are all the distractions - the hype, advertising, marketing, and propaganda. Today I bring more evidence of the increasing speed of these predicaments as I recall some of my articles which I had privately hoped might be a long way off into the future. I'm not one to try to evade uncomforting news. If I was, I most certainly wouldn't be reading and watching these articles, reports, studies, videos, and other media to try to understand and comprehend fully where we are and where we're heade

 This facade of the main street in Thurmond, West Virginia, looks impressive but hides the fact that this is a ghost town. No businesses actually exist in these buildings today and the entire town only has 4 or 5 residents today. More info can be obtained here  and here . One of the pernicious effects of the mainstream media regarding climate change and indeed, all the other predicaments under the banner of ecological overshoot, is the sheer level of denial presented. This can easily be detected in many articles about different predicaments such as climate change and I found one in particular  (out of thousands; this is just one of the most recent ones) that brings this phenomenon into focus, quote: " Climate experts warn that, without urgent action, climate change will continue to cause an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall that can lead to severe flooding. An international research team have concluded that increases in  extreme rainfall  and associated flooding are pr

  Toxic Algal Blooms Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world' Study reveals nonlocal population sources triggering dinoflagellate blooms in Changjiang Estuary and adjacent seas Illinois falls behind federal goal to reduce phosphorus and nitrogen flowing into its waterways How much toxin from algae blooms makes people sick? A Florida university aims to find out Algae blooms, which can threaten drinking water and human health, pop up regularly and may increase Augmented reality game raises awareness of harmful algae blooms Cyanobacteria blooms exceed WHO thresholds in Midwest lakes Study shows warming climate will increase number of harmful algae blooms Drifting into trouble? The tiny ocean creatures with a global impact Lake Superior is among the fastest-warming lakes on the planet. Climate change may be the culprit NASA releases new dataset of cyanobacteria in over 2,300 lakes in the US New tool can identify harmful blue-green algae A summer of discontent i