Resilience in the Face of Climate Change and Epidemic: Ancient Rome and Today’s America

 Tell me if you think this sounds familiar:  in its latter years (500-700 ace), the roman empire faced a formidable challenge from two devastating environmental forces — dramatic climate change and massive epidemic.  As mark twain is supposed to have said, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” During our own bout of climate … Continue reading Resilience in the Face of Climate Change and Epidemic: Ancient Rome and Today’s America

We Live in the Best of Times — Really

            This is my first ever Pollyanna post.  I just wrote it in order to cheer myself about the world we live in.  Consider it my New Year's present. We Live in the Best of Times             We seem to be in a world that … Continue reading We Live in the Best of Times — Really