The Crisis Report — 37

You REALLY need to think about CLOUDS. Clouds in the present-day climate system cover approximately two-thirds of the globe.

Imagine this is the world. This image is a metaphor for our world. In this image the “ocean” around the island is the Earth’s Oceans. The middle ring is the “biosphere”. The castle in the middle represents the “Anthroposphere”. The constructed world we have built over the last 10,000 years.

As you might have guessed, I read a LOT. It’s my ADDICTION.

I will literally “read anything” if I am cut off from my usual feeds. Before the advent of handheld computers I would occasionally find myself reading romance novels, western’s, young adult novels, crafting magazines, technical journals, or “whatever”.

Reading isn’t just “fundamental” to me, it’s ESSENTIAL.

I was recently reminded of this while reading through the excellent “Last Week in Collapse” weekly newsletter on SubStack. FYI- If you haven’t signed up to get it each week, you are missing out. It’s FREE on Reddit if you don’t care about the graphics, and it’s a great snapshot of what’s going on around the world each week.

Here/s a sample from last week.

Last Week in Collapse: April 28-May 4, 2024

A study published last week in Earth’s Future determined that tropical hurricanes and cyclones will get wetter, intensify faster, and cause more damage when they make landfall. At a conference of earthquake scientists last week, they discussed the potential for dangerous lake tsunamis…