If you were a farmer in North America in the 19th and 20th centuries, there was one book you had to have: the Old Farmer's Almanac. This once-every-three-months publication was, aside from your intuition, your only source for information on future weather and changes in climate. The crop yields of many farmers depended on the predictions of the Almanac.
Fast forward to the 21st century, and weather forecasts are still pretty terrible. And we've only begun to tap the surface on our understanding of how climate has varied. The goal of this blog is, much like the Farmer's Almanacs of yesteryear, provide some guidance as to the constant changes occurring on the Earth, both natural and man-made. And just like the Farmer's Almanac, I will make bold predictions that are probably totally incorrect.
About the author: I'm a 4th year PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University I've always been fascinated about the natural world, and how the natural world comes to overlap with issues in politics, economics and sociology.