Drought’s Silver Lining is Fewer Tornadoes Across U.S.
July 2012 may break a record for the least tornadoes for the month, as the drought has helped keep tornado numbers low.… Read More
Drought Tightens Its Grip on High Plains, Central States
While the drought is likely related to natural climate variability, including a long-lasting La Niña event that is still winding down, manmade climate change has likely made the drought worse by making the drought hotter than it otherwise would be. Extreme heat can help perpetuate drought conditions, since soils dry out faster during periods of hig… Read More
Extreme Heat Proves Relentless in Central States
While much of the country has had a brief respite from the extreme heat and humidity that has marked the summer of 2012, in the nation's heartland — including key agricultural areas from Nebraska to Illinois — the heat has proven relentless.… Read More
Times Review: ‘Global Weirdness’ is a Winner
“That is, it’s a book, written in the kind of plain English of which Strunk and White would approve, that lays out what we know about climate change while hewing to the facts and taking great care to avoid bias and hysteria,… Read More
10 Q&A Videos with Lead Author of ‘Global Weirdness’
Senior science writer Mike Lemonick and main author of Global Weirdness sat down to discuss Climate Central's first book project. … Read More
‘Global Weirdness,’ Climate Central’s Book Debut
There’s a lot of debate about climate change, but not in the scientific community. People who actually study the climate overwhelmingly agree that greenhouse gases generated by human activity are pushing Earth’s climate into a state the world hasn’t seen for many tens of thousands of years. These experts don’t know to the last detail what will … Read More
Drought Has Ties to La Niña, with Global Warming Assist
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) already ranks this drought as one of the worst such events on record, comparable to the drought events of the 1950s. The last time there were such widespread drought conditions in the corn-growing region of the country was in 1988, and that drought cost at least $40 billion.… Read More
Drought in U.S. Worsens, With No Relief in Sight
According to the July 19 edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor, a whopping 81 percent of the lower 48 states were experiencing “abnormally dry to “exceptional drought conditions, and about 64 percent of the contiguous U.S. was experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions, a record high for the 12-year history of Drought Monitor data.… Read More
