Posts Tagged ‘ anthropocene ’
Susanne Moser advises governments, nonprofits, and foundations about climate adaptation and the kinds of changes required in a warming world. Photo courtesy of Susanne Moser.
A conversation with scientist Susanne Moser about climate communication, the benefits of functional denial, and the varied flavors of hope.
Image from Welcome to the Anthropocene. Globaia, Planet Under Pressure.
Climate is just one part of the Earth System. If we focus on that alone, we will misunderstand the complexity of the danger posed by unprecedented planetary change..
Source: Why the Anthropocene is not ‘climate change’ — and why that matters
. . . standing in the path of totality of a total solar eclipse. . . . We recall the elusive
shadow bands we glimpsed racing across the grass at our feet, seconds before the bright world around us tipped into deep twilight. . . the diffused filtering of the extreme Southern Illinois heat, humidity and light that occurred over 20 minutes leading up to totality. How strange and silvery our skin looked in those minutes. Instinctual awe kicked in as we got our first direct and bizarre glimpse of the force that fuels all life on Earth. – fop
This planktonic arrow worm, Sagitta setosa, has eaten a blue plastic fibre about 3mm long. Plankton support the entire marine food chain. Photograph: Richard Kirby/Courtesy of Orb Media
Source: Zeitgeist Spam: Yes, I think we can call it the Anthropocene (reposted from the Guardian)
Figure 1. Junji Ito. Horror-Manga image, “the irradiating eye”
from empty practice for meeting the path of totality, smudge studio 002017
Source: Meeting the Path of Totality: 2017 Solar Eclipse | FOP
Source: What will poetry be in ten thousand years? (3) | Jacket2
Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Almost anything that’s not recycled has the potential to fossilize.
Source: Humans are creating a new geological layer of technofossils.
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