John’s Blog/Newsletter: SEA LEVEL RISE NOW

Featured in NY TIMES Major Climate Article

The New York Times just published a comprehensive article on climate change in Friday’s online version, in which I am prominently featured.  The author of this excellent article on climate change and Greenland’s melting glaciers is the pre-eminent NY Times columnist Bret Stephens. The genesis ...

October 29th, 2022   Category: Sea Level Rise

Jacques Cousteau: My 25-Year Remembrance

Twenty five years ago, a legendary explorer, scientist, and communicator passed forever into the great abyss. Just the mention of the first name “Jacques” in a context of scuba diving, coral reefs, oceans, or environmental issues would have led many to assume they were talking ...

June 24th, 2022   Category: Sea Level Rise

Earth Day 2022: Temperatures Rising

Since 1970, Earth Day has become a global event to recognize and reflect on all manner of environmental issues. I believe Earth Day is a good opportunity to assess, recommit, and adjust our awareness and efforts to live in a “symbiotic” relationship with our host ...

April 22nd, 2022   Category: Sea Level Rise

COP26 Climate Conference - Success or Failure

COP26 Climate Conference – Success or Failure?

Some 25,000 people worked for the last two weeks in Glasgow Scotland on the annual climate “Conference of the Parties” better known as COP26. Unfortunately, the outcome bring us closer to an irreversible, disastrous tipping point. To be fair, getting the 196 nations to sign ...

November 17th, 2021   Category: Sea Level Rise

My Take on the IPCC Report: Disaster by Degrees

The New IPCC Climate Report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is making headlines this week. At almost four thousand pages it is clearly intended for scientists. Fortunately, the 42-page Summary for Policy Makers is quite readable and understandable, but also warrants explanation. Think of its ...

August 13th, 2021   Category: Sea Level Rise

John Englander with Inuit guide and sled dogs.

“Uggianaqtuq” (Strange Weather in Inuit)

Uggianaqtuq.  Pronounced “OOG-e-ah-nak-tuk”, it is the Inuit word meaning weather behaving strangely.  I think of the word often in these times of record-setting high temperatures, and think back fondly to when I first met the Inuit some 35 years ago. They are the historically nomadic ...

July 13th, 2021   Category: Sea Level Rise

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5 Dumb Sea Level Rise Denials

It’s good to get back to regular blogging, having taken last month off to do interviews and promote my new book, MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND. I have received hundreds of comments about the social media ads placed by my publishing team. I read each comment, ...

June 22nd, 2021   Category: Sea Level Rise

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