To those of us commuting to work in SUVs daydreaming of a warming future where Northampton resembles West Palm Beach, you’d better think again.

The March 8 Living on Earth podcast details new science showing that the Gulf Stream will collapse within decades if trends continue. This is the ocean current that brings warm seawater north and is not only vital for marine life but allows us to enjoy our temperate climate here. Go to loe.org to see for yourself.

Rich Geidel

Florence