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Putting the Land Back In Climate
Putting the Land Back In Climate What if we’ve been looking at the climate, well, incompletely? What if there’s another side to climate change, one less concerned with what we put in the atmosphere than what we do to the land, a side which, despite four decades of climate education, has yet to be explained […]
Water Woes
Water Woes If you live in a place where water falls from the sky during summer this blog is perhaps not so helpful. However, gardeners in much of the western United States will suffer this summer from hot days (sometimes record breaking) and will need to irrigate their gardens and trees in order for them […]
“How dry I am “: Four types of drought and how they can affect gardeners and gardens
“How dry I am “: Four types of drought and how they can affect gardeners and gardens Linda’s post last week about “drought-resistant” plants made me think about drought and how different types of drought affect gardeners in different ways. In her article, she defined drought as “an unusual lack of rainfall”. This is one of […]
“Cry Me A River”
“Cry Me A River” I got a Facebook message early this week from a friend in Sacramento CA that said after over 200 days with no rain, she got 4.83 inches in a 24-hour period from the latest extreme rainfall that occurred over northern California. Others have reported up to a foot of rain in […]
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived.
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived. An aerial view of the drying bed of the Paraná River in August as the water reached a historic low near Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images) BUENOS AIRES — Sergio Koci’s sunflower farm in […]
Heat domes, wet spells, and the weather patterns that tie them together
Heat domes, wet spells, and the weather patterns that tie them together Do you have a favorite kind of weather that you love to experience? For me, it’s the first warm evening of spring, when the air is just warm enough and the wind just strong enough for the air to feel as though it […]
A New Global Tinderbox: The World’s Northern Forests
A New Global Tinderbox: The World’s Northern Forests Rapidly rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, and increased lightning strikes are leading to ever-larger wildfires in the northern forests of Alaska, Canada, and Siberia, with potentially severe ecological consequences. Ted Schuur has spent the better part of his career making the connection between climate change and wildfires that […]
Beyond the Perfect Drought: California’s Real Water Crisis
Beyond the Perfect Drought: California’s Real Water Crisis The record-breaking drought in California is not chiefly the result of low precipitation. Three factors – rising temperatures, groundwater depletion, and a shrinking Colorado River – mean the most populous U.S. state will face decades of water shortages and must adapt. The current drought afflicting California is indeed […]
