Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

One of the most-cited empirical achievements of indigenous peoples is the ability of Polynesians, Melanesians, and Micronesians to navigate their way across vast, unmarked expanses of the Pacific Ocean to get to small, uninhabited islands. How did they do it? … Continue reading →

A 25-year look back at the first global water projections for 2025 finds withdrawals and water stress badly overestimated, the global rainfall signal still undetected, and calls the projections well aligned with observations. The post Grade Expectations. Review of 1990s … Continue reading →