Don’t Worry About Trump. In his own mind he will be OK.
January 06, 2021 | No Comments
Thinking about Trump’s entrance into the Presidential Race in America in late 2015, coming down the escalator in Trump Tower with Melania at his side, sparked a flashback to a symbolic staircase scene. I have…
‘Mask-wearing’ as a Social Invention: Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic
December 29, 2020 | 1 Comment
“A social invention is a new [concept], law, organization or procedure that changes the ways in which people relate to themselves or to each other, either individually or collectively.” The following images provide examples of…
Do they give a Nobel Prize for Bullying?
June 03, 2018 | No Comments
Update: I wrote the comments that follow 2 years ago, about half way into the Trump presidency. The US President’s proverbial Bully Pulpit had been converted by Trump’s operating style into the fact that a…
Mexico Hurricane Patricia
October 23, 2015 | No Comments
México.- protection is important to emphasize that we can not skip hydrometerological concerns. The magnitude of this phenomenon we have never seen in this country, there is a history of hurricanes we’ve had in the…
Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015
June 08, 2015 | No Comments
Disasters occur when natural extremes encounter communities who are ill-prepared to cope with these forces. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies outline preventative measures to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazardous events. Time and time…
GUEST EDITORIAL “Politicians need to get their act together on climate change“ Justus Morisse (Germany)
August 30, 2014 | No Comments
“Politicians need to get their act together on climate change.“ This quote from Chancellor Angela Merkel´s climate advisor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is almost two years old now and was originally pinpointed at the global warming…
You say “poh-tay-to” and I say “poh-tah-to.”
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 18 August 2007 You say “El Niño” and I say “interannual changes in the sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific Ocean. ” Oh, let’s call the whole thing off! El Niño was…
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Oh What a Lovely Climate Change
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 6 August 2007 You have to just love it. Here we are in the midst of a rapidly changing atmosphere (thanks to human activities), with dire consequences becoming more dire by the month…
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“Pheew!” on the NYT and Pew Center Poll About Improvement of Life in Africa
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 1 August 2007 “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” appears to be the takeaway message from the headline of an article that appeared in the 24 July 2007 New York Times, entitled “Improvement in Life…
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The Emperor’s New Clothes : Is President Bush America’s New Emperor?
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 7 July 2007 In 1837, Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author of Children’s tales, wrote “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The synopsis of the tale is below and was taken from Wikipedia. I had…
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Mr. Secretary General Ban : Genocide in Darfur is NOT Because of Global Warming
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 3 July 2007 Recently, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wrote in the Washington Post (USA) that “the Darfur conflict began as an ecological crisis, arising at least in part from climate change”. Many…
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