2012 Year in Pictures: The Top 10 Most Striking Images
Call it our year in pictures as 2012 may be remembered for some of these top 10 images.… Read More
Extreme Weather 101: Drought & Our Changing Climate
Drought has left huge swaths of the United States parched this year. Are these dry conditions simply a fluke, or something we many need to get used to in a warming world? Scientist Mike Brewer and meteorologist Dan Satterfield explain the connection between drought and a changing climate in our series Extreme Weather 101.… Read More
Image of the Day: Walnut Trees Can’t Stand the Heat
According to research from Purdue University, hotter, drier conditions and increased odds of extreme weather events associated with climate change may prove fatal for walnut trees, bringing economic consequences to areas across the nation. Take California for example, which sold over 500,000 tons of walnuts in 2010 for more than $1 billion dollars … Read More
Image of the Day: Cookies & Candy for the Cows
In an attempt to feed their cattle amid these times of high corn prices due to one of the U.S.'s top 10 worst drought events on record, farmers are turning to an unconventional solution: candy. According to an article from Reuters, cattle are being fed cookies, gummy worms, sprinkles, marshmallows, fruit loops, or anything else the farmers can … Read More
Image of the Day: The Wildfires that Continue to Burn
A view of the numerous fires that continued to rage throughout the northwestern United States as of September 17, 2012 taken from NASA’s Aqua satellite. You can also monitor and obtain stats in on the blazes in real-time using Climate Central’s new interactive wildfires map. Wildfires such as these have been burning throughout the Western U.S. … Read More
Interactive Wildfire Map Shows Outbreaks in Real-Time
As the temperature warms and large parts of the U.S. become drier, wildfires are becoming more common and widespread — a trend that will continue to worsen thanks to climate change caused by human greenhouse gas emissions. Now you can monitor outbreaks of wildfire in real time with Climate Central’s new interactive map. The flame icons represent … Read More
Image of the Day: Fish Sticks! A One-Two Climate Punch
For Alaska pollock, the white fish primarily used in fish-sticks and one of the most economically valuable fisheries in the world, climate change is a one-two punch. According to NOAA, rising water temperatures reduce the abundance of their preferred food while increasing the population size of their predators. Found most commonly in the Bering … Read More
Image of the Day: Otters Are Climate-Saving Creatures
After studying 40 years worth of data, researchers from the University of California Santa Cruz have found that sea otters play an active role in combating climate change. And it's all thanks to their love of sea urchin, a natural predator of the carbon-sucking coastal seaweed, kelp. In the absence of otters, urchins dine like kings, but in their … Read More
