0-The University of California Book of North African Literature
1-Exile is My Trade: A Habib Tengour Reader edited & translated by Pierre Joris
2-Pierre Joris: Cartographies of the In-Between edited by Peter Cockelbergh
3-Paul Celan: The Meridian Final Version—Drafts—Materials
Justifying the Margins (Essays)
… Long Buried Pollution as Arctic Ice Melts Trapped toxic chemicals are escaping from melting snow and ice in the Arctic, according to new research Check out the following article from the Scientific American by Lauren Morello and ClimateWire | July 25, 2011 | 11 Image: NASA Warming in the Arctic is causing the release of toxic chemicals long trapped in the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Climate Change'
Climate Change Remobilizes …
July 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Air pollution, Arctic Ice, Climate Change, Global Warming
How Stable is the Contemporary Environment?
December 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Air pollution, Antarctic Ice, Arctic Ice, Carbon dioxide, Climate Change, Environment, Fossil fuel, Global Warming, Greenhouse gas, Permafrost
Via the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research: Tipping Elements in the Earth System: How Stable is the Contemporary Environment? 12/08/2009 – A Special Feature of the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” presents the latest scientific insights on so-called tipping elements in the planetary environment. These elements have been identified as the most [...]
Tags: Climate Change·Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research·Tipping Elements
Climate Crunch Warning: Arctic Meltdown
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Arctic Ice
The current issue of The New Scientist has a rather stark editorial on global warming, and especially on arctic meltdown, of which I am reprinting the opening paragraphs below (You can read the full article here. Very worthwhile reading & pondering — & acting on or pushing towards action. Maybe our new administration will actually take some real [...]
Tags: Arctic Meltdown·Climate Change·Fred Pearce·Katey Walter·New Scientist
Emergency Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen
March 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Climate Change
Stern attacks politicians over climate ‘devastation’ guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2009 (Friday 13 March 2009) Peter Cox, a climate expert at Exeter University, said: “People have been saying this individually for a long time. This is just a much louder and concerted shout from our community.” Politicians have failed to take on [...]