Book Review: Uncontrolled Flight
[Full disclosure: Frances is a friend and one of my writing accountability buddies.] Frances Peck’s first novel, The Broken Places, explored the interactions between an … Read more
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Waiting
Lately I feel like I’ve been waiting for many things – but how productive is waiting, really?
Heatwave!
The recent Pacific Northwest heatwave has implications for future climate in this region.
Shifting Baseline Syndrome
Two weeks ago I read an article in our regional newspaper about the drought on Vancouver Island and I thought “drought, what drought?” It seemed … Read more
Aridification vs. Drought
Long term drought is being reclassified as aridification.
Thunderbolts and Lightning
This past Sunday and Monday we had the excitement of observing both a rare thunderstorm and the measures taken to fight the resulting wildfires.
Climate Change Art
Artists are using global climate data to create science art.
Better Late Than Never: New Directions for Watershed Moments
I didn’t get today’s blog post written yesterday, in large part because I’m rethinking what I want to write about here and what I want … Read more
Community-Up
Would you rely on your neighbours during a disaster like a wildfire or earthquake?
Communicating Wildfire
*Edited 21 May to add books by Michael Kodas and Gary Ferguson. 2017 was the worst wildfire season on record in BC. A total of … Read more
