We tend to think of the Himalaya as a place where we humans have little impact. As the earth’s tallest mountain range much of the area is unsuited to human occupation. Even visitation is restricted by severe climate and steep terrain. Pacific Eco-Logic directors recently returned from spending three months exploring parts of western and central Himalaya (in addition …
Even 2⁰C warming could be very dangerous
A recent peer reviewed scientific paper (with 19 highly qualified authors)[1] shows that even the international target of a maximum of 2⁰C average global warming above preindustrial levels could be very dangerous. The authors state that “Continued high fossil fuel emissions this century are predicted to yield: Cooling of the Southern Ocean, especially in the Western Hemisphere; Slowing of the …