Kat Derrig is a writer, student of philosophy and mathematics, and world-famous adventurer. When not off on her many travels and expeditions into the rainforest, she can be found sipping chai tea in a quiet corner at Old Towne Coffee Shop.
She has also tried to change her featured article, but was unable to. No one wants to read about Kristy Lee Cook anymore, but if you will just click on "Articles" you will see that she has written about more relevant, important subjects as well.
My passion is ...
literature, trying to live in the moment
I know too much about ...
Victorian literature
My parents always told me ...
You should have been a lawyer
My childhood ambition ...
To be the first person on Mars...yes, I was a rather ambitious child
My favorite memory ...
The first time I reached the top of Mt. Everest (in my imagination)
Why I write ...
To give advice (for I am always right) and for fun
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Middlemarch/Scrubs/Ziggy Marley
My first job ...
Inventor of the Swiffer mop, but without the pattent
My best moment ...
Finally making some money on Helium Marketplace!
My inspiration ...
People who truly love their jobs, such as Steve Irwin and Dan Satterfield
If global warming continues at its present rate, we could see significant changes in both society and the environment around the world. Some of these changes we can predict fairly accurately, and some we cannot.
One possible outcome of a warming climate will be the melting of the polar icecaps. Recently, NASA data revealed that some of the old, thickest Arctic has begun to melt. With the introduction of this frigid water into the Atlantic, some scientists predict that the Gulf Stream could slow and cut off warm water to Western Europe, plunging that area into another ice age, or at leas...
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