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Another Look at Climate Change; Part 4 – What Can Be Done?
Rick O'ConnorJuly 8th, 2024In this series we have found that in the 1970s and 1980s climate scientists developed models that could predict the effects of a warming planet on society. We saw that society, at that time, had little faith in the accuracy of those model predictions. We also saw that natural occurring events, like tropical […]
Another Look at Climate Change – Part 3 What Are Some Possible Effects of a Warmer Atmosphere?
Rick O'ConnorJuly 3rd, 2024As I mentioned in Part 1, I taught environmental science in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. Reviewing the textbook used for that course I provide information below that was taught at the time. The purpose of this series on Another Look at Climate Change is to see whether the predictions […]
The International Society of Arboriculture Turns 100!
Donna Corbelli CastroJuly 2nd, 2024ISA is born. In 1924 members of the Connecticut Tree Protective Association convened a meeting that would plant the seed for an organization that revolutionized the tree care industry. It was this gathering that became the first of 100 annual conferences that evolved into today’s International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). The organization has its roots […]
