THE GREAT AUKES G-BIRD ENVIRONMENTAL BLOG

1. Bike more. And if you are in good shape, you don't need an e-bike. If you, for example, need to drop off your kids at daycare, it may be a good idea to invest in a cargo bike or an electric cargo bike. 2. Use the most environmentally friendly public transportation. The best options here are trains, subways, or trams. You can also use buses, but remember they produce more emissions. 3. Leave your car at home! If you must use a car, drive an electric car with a shorter range. For a while, I owned a Citroen C-zero, which was best for short trips but could also be driven to our cabin at Sjusjøen in the summer, about a 3-hour drive away (though with a few extra fast charges). Cars like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Peugeot iOn, and Citroen C-zero are much more environmentally friendly than Teslas, which have been sponsored by the wealthy through the Conservative and Progress Party for years. Despite their small size, these cars are quite spacious, and by folding down the rear seats, you can

In the 2010s, something decidedly more serious begins to happen. For example, in the summer of 2010, temperatures in Moscow, northeast Europe, reached nearly 40 degrees Celsius, and several wildfires ravaged the region. It was said to be the hottest and driest summer in Moscow since the 1800s. In 2010, I started living on my own in assisted housing due to my autism. In the 2000s, it was determined that I was in such poor condition that I had to move to a staffed residence. In 2010, I began living on my own while still working a few miles away, which I would cycle to every day. During the winter of 2010-2011, I had to take it easy because I had just moved out on my own and should have found a job closer by with more flexible hours. In March 2011, I got a new job, but shortly afterward, I became very sick. Within a few days in April 2011, I felt a lot of it was due to the sudden heat that month and possibly extremely high pressure differences, which made it difficult for me to sleep at n

Well, we've made it to the year 2000. The time when everything about the climate went real crazy. And we begin this tale with the fall of the year 2000. That fall, there was a whole lot of rain in the East of Norway, and it flooded like crazy in the South and the East. During that time, I used to ride my bike to and from school, against all odds, every day in pouring rain. It rained so much that the good ol' Akerselva river overflowed its banks. And I remember that during that time, I went with my mom and dad on a trip along both the Akerselva river and a river called Stokkerelva, through a noble deciduous forest reserve, right below where we lived. Things weren't looking good this time; it really flooded, and despite the warnings, people all over the globe started changing their views on climate with something else. In the USA, for example, George W. Bush was replaced by the more democratic Bill Clinton, instead of Al Gore, who, among other things, won the Nobel Peace Priz

The first climate summit occurred in 1988, approximately one year after I was born and about two years after the Chernobyl incident. In the early 1990s, Norway experienced some extremely mild winters. Generally, there were quite mild winters throughout the 1980s, but there were also some colder winters during that decade. However, the 1980s were the last decade with somewhat consistently cold winters. As the 1990s progressed, the winters became even milder. Between 1990 and 1992, there were three exceptionally mild winters. The New Year's Hurricane in 1991/92 is still well-known and infamous today. In 1990 and 1991, though, were the mildest of these. Between 1992 and 1996, there were again some colder and snowier winters, but they were likely not as cold as before. During this time, I can remember that cold air typically built up in the east of Norway without much help from the north winds from Svalbard and the North Pole. But suddenly, extreme föhn winds and mild weather would blo