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Tag Archives: Climate Change
Fires in the West a Sign of Things To Come: Prophecies in "The Bird Saviors" Coming True, Unfortunately
So my novel The Bird Saviors is set in the “near future,” which I always thought to be something like five to ten years from now, but some of the calamities forecast in the story are unfolding right now—particularly an … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, books, The West, Uncategorized, Water Crisis
Tagged Birding, Climate Change, Good Fiction, The Bird Saviors, Water Crisis, Wildfires
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Alex Prud'homme's "The Ripple Effect" Excellent Summation of Western Drought/Drying Out, as NOAA Notes This Spring Was Warmest on Record, by 5 degrees!
So I’m continuing to read the tome (a word I rarely use) that is Alex Prud’homme’s The Ripple Effect, on the myriad water problems we face in the 21st century, and I’m up to the chapters on drought and the … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, books, Climate Change, Photography, The West, Water Crisis, Weird Weather, writing
Tagged Climate Change, Water Crisis, Wildlife photos
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