Perspectives Article
A Letter to James Lovelock
Sherilyn MacGregor writes to James Lovelock in gratitude, arguing that his provocative opinions may inspire environmental action by encouraging people to think critically.
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"The Desert and the Garden: Climate as Attractor and Obstacle in the Settlement History of the Western United States"
This article examines climate and perceptions of climate as factors in the migration and settlement history of the western United States. It focuses on two regions of great interest in the nineteenth century: The so-called Great American Desert in the western Great Plains and the Mexican state of Alta California, which after 1848 became the US state of California.
Multimedia | film profile
Standing on Sacred Ground: Fire and Ice
This episode of a four-part documentary series reveals the struggles of indigenous Ethiopians and the Q’eros people of the Peruvian Andes against the pressures of religious conflicts and climate change.
Arcadia
The Melting “Crown of the Continent”: Visual History of Glacier National Park
Detailing the converging human and geological histories of Glacier National Park, US, this article traces the demise of the park’s primary attraction, the glaciers.
Perspectives Article
Excuse Us, While We Fix the Sky: WEIRD Supermen and Climate Engineering
Jim Fleming gives an overview of the male-dominated state of climate engineering proposals and criticizes the current masculinist nature of climate intervention.
Multimedia | book excerpt
Anthropocene Days
A book by John Dargavel on how humans experience the Anthropocene in everyday life.
Perspectives Article
A Level Playing Field, or the Hope for Science as a Common Ground
Oomen argues that science has an important role in climate communication as a common ground and honest broker.
Perspectives Article
Enforced Cosmopolitanization and the Staging of Risks
Heike Egner critiques both the pessimism and idealism in Ulrich Beck’s risk theory, highlighting the limits of global cooperation and the role of science in amplifying risk.
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"Restoring Eden in the Amish Anthropocene"
Through an ethnographic account about the use of an electromagnetic water system in the Amish community, Nicole Welk-Joerger explores the conceptual meeting ground between sacred and secular worldviews in efforts that address the Anthropocene.
Arcadia
Historic Lake Level Variability and Current Disasters on the Shores of Lake Tanganyika
A historically grounded interpretation of Lake Tanganyika’s rising lake waters shows that global warming presents just one of many challenges facing the region.