Image of the Day: It’s Not Easy Being Green in the U.K.
The asparagus season is short-lived; starting around May 1 and ending at the end of June. Since asparagus is very climate sensitive, with a warm spring, the greens could hit the shelves even earlier. But that wasn’t the case. While temps were high in March, April was much cooler and the recent rains have also worked on cooling the soil temperatures… Read More
The Supermoon is Coming! Do Not Panic!
In once sense, the astronomical event that happens this Saturday, May 5, is unexceptional: it’s the full moon, which happens every 29 days or so. This month, however, is a little bit unusual. We’re being treated to a so-called “Supermoon,” scheduled to make its appearance on Saturday night (exactly when depends on where you live: the U.S. Naval … Read More
After Fukushima Nuclear Crisis, U.S. Flying Blind
There are reasons to fear that a similar scenario is playing out in the U.S., but here the most serious threat comes from sea level rise and the increasing dangers that storm-driven waves will overcome the flood defenses of coastal nuclear plants, and coastal energy facilities in general.… Read More
If A Tree Falls in the Senate, Will Anyone Hear Sea Rise?
If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, goes the question pondered by generations of college sophomores late at night, does it make a sound? Despite the noble intentions of Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) in holding a hearing on sea level rise this week, the same question, only slightly modified, applies. Bingaman brought in five experts … Read More
Image of the Day: Venice Imperiled by Seas and Sinking
Venice has plenty to worry about in terms of climate change and sea level rise. On top of the usual list of flooding concerns many coastal locations share, Venice has to account for the fact that it's sinking, with the added bonus of, at a rate faster than researchers previously believed. According to Discovery News, the city, which is … Read More
Image of the Day: An Aussie Arachnid Invasion
Massive spiderwebs have taken over the countryside in parts of New South Wales in Australia, turning greenery into giant living blankets that are teeming with eight-legged creatures. Record rains have caused the worst flooding in 160 years in some areas, such as Wagga Wagga, a small town located about 230 miles northwest of Sydney. … Read More
A Swing from Drought to Deluge in Texas and Nearby States
The feast-or-famine nature of rainfall in Texas and the Lower Mississippi River Valley lately is in line with broad-scale climate change projections and observational studies, which show that the hydrological cycle is already starting to intensify, bringing more frequent and severe heavy precipitation events and droughts around the world.… Read More
Weird Winter Continues with Western Storms
Heavy rains and mountain snows, along with strong winds, are expected through the weekend and into next week in northern California, parts of Oregon, and Washington.… Read More
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