I am worried

For those that have read or will go back and read my concern that we have already past a major climate tipping point, this last month there has been a flurry of articles about how fast the Arctic is warming.  One thing we have seen from climate scientist over the last few years is the … Read more

Washington State Project

The Washington State project is sort of the result and focus of a lot of things to do with CASA Earth.  As I said in my first blog post, I have been worried about Climate Change for the last 40 yrs and realized it is now time to start preparing in earnest for its unavoidable … Read more

Lead Lag

What the heck is Lead Lag?  Lead Lag is an engineering term that is typically used in thermodynamics but is applicable to a broad range of things.  In thermodynamics, it means that energy is applied and there is then a delay as that energy soaks into the system before the full effect is felt (ergo: … Read more

The heat is on – news from the UN

  This year is on course to be one of the three warmest ever recorded and could even top the record set in 2016, the United Nations said Wednesday. © JOSH EDELSON Massive wildfires that devastated vast areas in Australia, Siberia, the US West Coast and South America in 2020 have been tied to climate change … Read more

Cumulative Vulnerability

Back many years ago when I was a young plant manager for a large technology company, I came up with the theory of cumulative vulnerability.  This is where an entity, person or society (in my case back then, a business), is juggling a bunch of balls in the air where one gets away causing a … Read more

Human nature is a scary thing

OMG, can you believe what is happening in regards to the election!  Yesterday it was reported that up to 70% of Republicans still believe there was some kind of fraud even though there is no evidence of any kind as stated, in many cases, by Republicans in charge of the election process.  We are in … Read more

Back to work

Well, after a very stressful election week, it looks like the Biden team will win the election.  That said, it promises to be a messy transition (should Biden prevail) and the Senate is still up for grabs due to the Georgia runoff election to be held in January.  If the GOP maintains its majority, then … Read more

Stress and Anxiety

With 4 days until the 2020 election and the Covid-19 pandemic raging around us, we have enough stress and anxiety in our lives to last us for years to come.  Kids to educate and feed plus worry about employment for many.  This is, after all, how humans are programmed and why we are successful as … Read more

water, water everywhere but not enough to drink

If you read my last post, you know I worry about the permafrost melting.  That said, one of the issues that will hit us head on in the next 10 years is water scarcity.  This is a global problem most acute in the lower latitudes (Middle East, Africa, India, Southwest US, Central America, parts of … Read more

Heading for trouble

For those who don’t believe in Climate Change, read no further.  If you do and don’t live in a cave, then you hear almost daily about record breaking storms, rising temperatures, wildfires, droughts, worries about water shortages and sea level rise.  For most folks, they are concerned about keeping food on the table, a house … Read more