Lemonick Takes On the Weather Channel: The Sequel
Climate Central senior science writer Michael Lemonick's Wednesday appearance on The Weather Channel's "Wake Up With Al" show just wasn't enough to satisfy the audience, so he was back Thursday for an interview with Al Roker's co-anchor Stephanie Abrams. The topic, as before: Global Weirdness, our new book.… Read More
NY Times’ Mark Bittman Praises ‘Global Weirdness’
Mark Bittman made his mark as a food writer for the New York Times, and now that he’s also a columnist for the paper’s Opinion section, he still writes plenty about food. Just like Paul Krugman, who was hired to write about economics but branched out to a much wider range of topics, Bittman isn’t a one-note thinker… Read More
Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Extreme Heat, Study Finds
“Predicting the exact number of hot days would be difficult, Mueller said, “because dry conditions can lead to both a high number of hot days or a low number of hot days... However, the prediction could include a probability for a high number of hot days.… Read More
Heidi Cullen Talks Drought, Extremes on MSNBC
The drought footprint in the U.S. is currently the largest in the 21st century, and is comparable to some of the worst droughts on record from the 1950s and 1930s, scientists reported on Monday. … Read More
Waking up With Roker, Lemonick & ‘Global Weirdness’
Fans of Al Roker, or Climate Central, or both, take note! Climate Central’s Michael Lemonick will be on The Weather Channel’s “Wake Up With Al Wednesday morning between 6 and 6:30 a.m., and again on the show’s 8 to 8:30 a.m. half-hour. … Read More
U.S. Drought is Most Severe Since 1950s, Report Says
There is recent scientific evidence showing that global warming tilted the odds in favor of one of the most recent and costliest droughts on record in the U.S.. A report released on July 10 found that global warming boosted the odds that the 2011 Texas drought and heat wave would occur.… Read More
Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Bracing for Onslaught of Heat
Guy Walton at The Weather Channel, using data from the National Climatic Data Center, reports that during June and July to date there were 902 monthly record high temperatures set or tied — an extraordinary amount for such a short period of time. … Read More
Drought Prompts Natural Disaster Declaration in 26 States
The most widespread drought in the U.S. since 1988 has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a natural disaster declaration for about 1,000 counties in 26 states, making farm operators eligible for low interest emergency loans.… Read More
