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Extreme Weather and Food Resilience, for Home Growers
Extreme Weather and Food Resilience, for Home Growers A joint task force of experts from the UK and US have recently released recommendations for Extreme Weather and Resilience of the Global Food System. The report uses current climate and weather science coupled with food supply history to make predictions and recommendations to help governments mitigate […]
California Drought and Strengthening El Nino Accelerate Statewide Water Transition
California Drought and Strengthening El Nino Accelerate Statewide Water Transition New infrastructure, laws, and practices help the state respond to hydrologic extremes, but more are needed. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue California’s canal system moves water hundreds of miles from the Sierra Nevada foothills to Los Angeles and San Diego. Adapting […]
‘Biggest El Niño of our generation’ may be tempered by The Blob
‘Biggest El Niño of our generation’ may be tempered by The Blob Climatologists unsure of outcome of battle of ‘Godzilla’ El Niño vs. the Pacific Blob For many drought-weary Californians, it has become the ‘Great Wet Hope.’ Bill Patzert, a climatologist with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, has given it a less enthusiastic nickname. “This […]
The Politics of California’s Water System
The Politics of California’s Water System In a decision bursting with symbolism, the California State Water Resources Control Board recently announced its intention to draw down the main water supply reservoir for a half-million people who live just outside of the state capitol to only 12% of capacity by September 30. Lake Folsom on the […]
Why B.C. may be in for a long, hot summer
Why B.C. may be in for a long, hot summer A dry spring, a warmer than usual Pacific Ocean, and an El Niño means the hot weather could be here to stay Whenever temperatures approach 30 C in Metro Vancouver, it’s a talker. While the thermostat does get close once or twice each summer, this particular heat […]
Sister Acts of Havoc Set to Intensify El Niño Effect
Sister Acts of Havoc Set to Intensify El Niño Effect LONDON—El Niño, the cyclic Pacific weather phenomenon that periodically brings global devastation in its wake, is not the only thing likely to grow more extreme with global warming. A team of international scientists now predicts that its cool little sister, La Niña, is liable to […]
What Will Weather Do in 2015? Forecasters Say El Nino Looms – Bloomberg
What Will Weather Do in 2015? Forecasters Say El Nino Looms – Bloomberg. Forecasters in Australia and New Zealand warned El Nino may soon be back, reviving concern that the weather pattern that can bring drought to parts of Asia and rains to South America may return for the first time since 2010. Tropical Pacific temperatures have […]
Hottest September on record | Climate Citizen
Hottest September on record | Climate Citizen. We are nine months into 2014 and the heat records continue to fall globally. January-September tied with 1998 as the warmest such period on record. For global average temperatures over land and sea, this September was the highest for the month since record keeping began according to the […]
