Living on the Real World
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Dog whistling… and the latest National Climate Assessment.
Dog-whistle politics is political messaging employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Real news, uncertainty, and urgency.
Quantification of ocean heat uptake from changes in atmospheric O2 and CO2 composition. The ocean is the main source of...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Think and act like a meteorologist: VOTE.
Back on October 17th, the Washington Post ran an article with this sobering title: Despite rampant voter enthusiasm, the reality:...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Tropical storms pummel, and bring to light, a third-world America.
“Out of sight, out of mind[1].” Most of us of a certain age are familiar with “third world” nomenclature. When...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
No science, no sustainability… the implications.
If vigorous advance of science and technology is a necessary condition for sustainability, then getting the social contract between science...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
No science, no sustainability.
On August 26, 1999 – almost two decades ago – Allan Bromley, science advisor to George H.W. Bush from 1989-1993,...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
You’ve got Mail!
Time was, e-mail was rare, and all e-mail was exciting. Today’s title phrase channels that 1990’s buzz. Baby boomers and...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Confirmation hearings – then and now.
It’s the year 2018. The president has nominated you to serve as his science adviser. You’re seated before a committee...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
The president names a science adviser.
Tuesday I was composing a post for LOTRW. It began in this vein… This past week saw the Washington Post...
Living on the Real World, Perspectives
Twenty Questions: hazards-style.
“A river is made drop by drop.” – Afghan proverb. Last week, the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Workshop ran July...
