Tag Archives: climate change

Wildfire Worries

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Roger Gosden

Wildfires are mainly a problem for Westerners, aren’t they? Hardly! The USDA Forest Service’s wildfire risk map shows Southern California is a persistent hot spot. Our friends’ home in Altadena survived the Eaton Fire earlier this year, and few homes … Continue reading →

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Climate Change impacts York River

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Roger Gosden

I reported last year about shoring up Jamestown Island to avoid incursions from the James River. Simple measurements with a conductivity meter showed pools across the island are brackish from tidal surges and hurricanes. That explained why only a few … Continue reading →

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Jamestown is drowning

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Roger Gosden

Historic Jamestown celebrated Archeology Day today with various events and demonstrations to make history seem more authentic. Artifacts discovered on the island in the past 30 years give glimpses of how the first English colonists lived before they moved to … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Sirens

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Roger Gosden

I’m still reeling about our climate crisis/ emergency. We hear the urgency confirmed over and again by experts. Threats imagined far over the horizon that we thought we’d never see in our lifetime are now in plain sight (fires, inundations, … Continue reading →

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Coping with grief from climate change

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Roger Gosden

Someone I know is undertaking professional training to counsel people about climate change resilience. People who lose someone or something they love to hurricanes, tornadoes and other catastrophes should be offered counselling, of course, and this need is likely to … Continue reading →