Ecology Study Guides


Climate Clock

Adding the metric of time to the global warming conversation

Global Warming

In recent decades, the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history. Climate measurements show this trend accelerating, with all but one of the 16 hottest years in NASA’s 134-year record having occurred since 2000 CE.

The Embarcadero Freeway

The Embarcadero Freeway is widely considered one of the most glaring examples of corruption in San Francisco's history. For 32 years, the concrete monstrosity blocked the view of the bay. While all but those who profited from it's construction roundly hated the project, it took an earthquake to break it down.

Weather

Weather is what happens to us. We feel it now. It can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season.Climate is the average of all weather patterns measured over longer terms of time and space. Denialism are the delusions about climate as promoted at Fox Fools and some other propaganda-manufacturing, for-profit corporations.

Head Lice

Important information on identifying and removing head lice.

Bear Safety

Important safety information about hiking and camping in bear country.

Emergency Preparation

Preparing for earthquakes, PG&E fires, and other emergencies.

Air Quality and Smoke Days

During the 2017 California PG&E fires, parents and teachers were subjected to an onslaught of misinformation by school administrators eager to maximize ADA (Average Daily Attendance). This post was originally written to provide families with more reliable information about the actual health risks of breathing in smoke. Years later the information remains just as relevant and accurate, mainly because human lungs evolve far slower than the every-shifting political winds and popular prejudices.