Welcome to Catastrophic Climate Change

Because apparently we can't have a website anymore without a blog

The blah-blah-blog

Actually, I post a lot of information related to climate change almost daily elsewhere. But, as time permits, I'm going to put the esoterica I encounter related to climate change here rather than trying to update the various pages. So this will be reverse in chronological rather than logically organized within the structure of the rest of this website. Please don't rely on this as a consistent and current source for climate change information updates. Sadly, we cannot rely on our corporate-controlled mass media for good information on this. I update this site on my own time, and making a living has to take priority.

Past blog pages:
2019: May    June    July    August    September    October    November    December
2020: January    February    March    April    May    June    July [COVID gap]
2021: [COVID gap] October-December
2022: January-February    March    April    May-August    September    October    November-December
2023: January    February    March-April    May-July    August-September    October-November    December
2024: January    February    March    April    May    June    July    August    September    October    November

2020.07.23 - The Great Climate Migration (New York Times)

2020.07.23 - Insurance company Zurich drops coverage for Trans Mountain oil pipeline (Regina Leader-Post)

Zurich was the lead insurer for the pipeline project, and carried the largest portion of the risk.
Two other insurers have recently withdrawn from provdiing future insurance for the project, due to a combination of pressure from environmental organizations (representing insurance customers), and a re-evaluation of the project risks as polluters are increasingly being expected to actually pay for the damage they cause, primarily via leaks and spills. Two additional insurers (Liberty Mutual and Munich Re are reportedly reviewing their positions on providing insurance in the future for the pipeline which is being built primarily to carry diluted bitumen to the Canadian west coast.

2020.07.16 - Climate change: Summers could become 'too hot for humans' (BBC News)

2020.07.09 - Climate change: 'Rising chance' of exceeding 1.5C global target (BBC News)

2020.07.08 - "Without Historical Precedent": Climate Change Turns Lakes Green In US (NDTV)

2020.07.08 - Model suggests it could take decades for planet to start cooling after emissions are reduced (Phys.org)

2020.07.08 - Coverage of the energy sector falls short if it ignores climate change (CBC News)

2020.07.07 - Solar farm the size of 313 football fields to be built at Edmonton airport (CBC News)

2020.07.07 - Clean energy grids and electric vehicles key to beating climate change and air pollution (Phys.org)

2020.07.07 - 36,000 Weather Stations Confirm It: Extreme Heat And Rain Are Happening More Often (CBC News)

2020.07.07 - Climate change may cause extreme waves in Arctic (Phys.org)

2020.07.07 - Engineers use electricity to clean up toxic water (Science Daily)

2021.07.06 - This is how you die in extreme heat (National Observer)

2021.07.04 - Renewable Energy Investments in Vietnam – Asia’s Next Clean Energy Powerhouse (Energy Tracker Asia)

2020.07.03 - Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear (CTV News)

2020.07.03 - [dead link: https://gizmodo.com/the-un-just-made-it-easier-for-airlines-to-pollute-1844251411] The UN Just Made It Easier for Airlines to Pollute (Gizmodo)

You can find many earlier postings (going back to year 2000) related to climate change at:
Keith's List Archive and
the Sustainable Biofuel List Mail Archive.

I present a lot of information in this blog and on this website. If you need some help sorting through the noise level and getting a forward-looking, proactive approach to climate change for your business, I can do that work for you via my consulting business. Contact