How can we have extreme winter AND global warming??
What are the links between climate change and extreme winter? Let’s explore some possible mechanisms for this growing threat.
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What’s Hot In Climate Change, Spring 2020
Banks waking up to fossil fuel risks; the five pillars of climate change denial; disappearing glaciers cause drought for millions worldwide; and more.
The Best Climate Change Mapping Tools For You
<June 2022- Please note, some of the tools and methods in this post may be out of date as the original was written 4 years ago. An update to this post is planned in the next month or two, so please check back or subscribe by email to be notified of any updates or new blog posts. Thanks!> There are many climate change maps and tools that you can use to figure out your personal risk to climate change. The Climate Advisor searched the web for the best interactive climate change visualization tools. Sites that give information in a map… Read More »The Best Climate Change Mapping Tools For You
What’s Hot In Climate Change, Earth Day 2018
Here we are again, another fabulous Earth Day, as if every day wasn’t “Earth Day”. Every year it seems more and more ridiculous, like tidying your house while it’s on fire. It’s become a panacea for many, an opportunity for folks to feel like they’re doing something to ease their conscious, when in reality it’s akin to doing almost nothing. Oh well, at least it might raise awareness in some to learn and do more. Along those lines, here are some important stories from around the web that do matter. We start with dueling studies, one says the most accurate… Read More »What’s Hot In Climate Change, Earth Day 2018
Climate change, drought and the future of America
Climate change will likely lead to drought in the Southwest that make the historic Dust Bowl of the 1930’s look like good times. A bunch of scientific studies assessing the risk of drought were recently covered in various media outlets, including Forbes, National Geographic, Scientific American and elsewhere. Several of these media reports are based on an excellent paper, published in Science Advances, called “Unprecedented 21st century drought risk in the American Southwest and Central Plains.” Their findings were not encouraging. In this paper, scientists from NASA, Columbia and Cornell Universities used historical tree ring data and something called the Palmer Drought Severity Index… Read More »Climate change, drought and the future of America