John Atcheson (1948-2020) was a novelist, climate activist, and STAY COOL Advisor. (Photo: courtesy of the family) Tragically, STAY COOL recently lost one of our bright stars. On Monday, January 6, 2020, Advisory Council member John Atcheson passed away in [...]
STAY COOL for Grandkids is committed to presenting the latest research on climate change and its impacts on the San Diego region. In October 2019 we presented a forum in Solana Beach that highlighted recent research on the effects of [...]
Each year since 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases an Arctic Report Card which NOAA describes as “… a timely and peer-reviewed source for clear, reliable and concise environmental information on the current state of different components of [...]
STAY COOL hopes to raise $3,000 during Giving Tuesday - Dec. 3, 2019. Donations to STAY COOL help advance climate action in San Diego and support our youth education program. We have a group of anonymous donors who will generously [...]
STAY COOL for Grandkids is committed to bringing cutting edge information about climate change and its impacts. On October 11th, we presented a forum that highlighted current research about changes to our land-based ecosystems – particularly with regard to wildfires [...]
By John Atcheson Isotopes tell us a great deal about where carbon and methane are coming from. They act as fingerprints that identify with a great deal of accuracy whether the source of increased greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are [...]
Have you wondered what it is like to be a climate science researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography? Thirteen of our STAY COOL members had the opportunity to join Dr. Jeff Severinghaus for an in-depth tour of his laboratory and [...]
The spark that ignited the idea of STAY COOL for GRANDKIDS was the birth of David and Peg Engel’s first grandchild, Violet, in 2012. That is why our mission has always been to mend our generation’s environmental legacy and speak [...]
By John Atcheson When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes a projection about how much time we have before hitting a target temperature increase, one of the most important assumptions they use is a “carbon budget”. Carbon Tracker [...]
When considering the way people talk about and experience the current state of our climate, we thought it was very interesting to see this poll that highlights the generational differences. You might want to consider this as you have a [...]