Climate Central Leads 2012’s Climate Coverage
Year-end numbers for media coverage of climate change were released Wednesday in an annual report by The Daily Climate, and while that coverage fell 2 percent, there were some interesting numbers. According to The Daily Climate’s archives, worldwide coverage by many major news organizations gave roughly the same amount of coverage this year as the… Read More
Wind Power Has its Limits, But It’s Not the Sky
Scientists have been thinking hard about the limits of wind power — and their thoughts have turned into a paper just published in Nature Climate Change. In principle, they argue, the very existence of wind turbines could slow the planet’s winds to the point where they couldn’t generate any more energy. In practice, fortunately, that… Read More
Extreme Weather Can’t ‘Surprise’ Insurance Companies
Severe weather has been clobbering insurance companies, and the headlines just keep coming. “Drought to cost insurers billions in losses, said the Financial Times a few days ago. “Many U.S. hurricanes would cause $10b or more in losses in 2012 dollars, the Boston Globe said about the latest hurricane forecasts. “June’s severe weather losses near … Read More
Image of the Day: Drought Forces Cows to Moo-ve East
Ranchers out West are being forced to move their cattle eastward in order to escape extreme drought conditions. Add to that, many ranchers are also dealing with wildfires making the urgency even greater to save their cattle. One Wyoming rancher moved his herd 330 miles east, a seven hour trip with 120 head of cattle to graze on a friend’s prairie … Read More
Lost in Watergate’s Wake: Nixon’s Green Legacy
Richard Nixon, who resigned 38 years ago today, was a champion of protecting the environment like no president before him since Teddy Roosevelt, and like no president since. The list of his green accomplishments — things he actually initiated, and laws he approved with his signature… Read More
Image of the Day: Weird Weather Worries Organizers
After a summer of unusually wet weather, and now bizarrely hot days, London will welcome the Olympic Games on Friday with Opening Ceremonies. After having the “wettest April and June on record, according to the Los Angeles Times, just weeks before Opening Ceremonies, London games organizers were mopping up the moisture at the Olympic venues and … Read More
Snapshot of the Drought’s Impact Across the Country
The record-breaking drought currently affecting a majority of the country has only gotten worse in the past week, and shows no signs of improving. More than a third of U.S. counties have been declared federal disaster areas… Read More
Image of the Day: Devastating Drought Desiccates U.S.
The boat was once anchored in water but the Morse Reservoir in Indiana, where it is docked, is now dry. Indianapolis typically gets its water from the Morse Reservoir but the drought conditions in Indiana have parched the water source. The drought currently putting 63 percent of the U.S. in moderate to exceptional drought conditions is the most … Read More
