Life-Threatening Blizzard Poised to Strike New England
A life-threatening and historic blizzard that could rank among the top 10 snowstorms on record in southern New England is poised to plaster the region this weekend with snow that will be measured in feet rather than inches. The storm could also cause major coastal flooding and produce hurricane force wind gusts, forecasters said.… Read More
Climate Change Set to Batter U.S. Agriculture, Forests
Climate change is likely to transform U.S. agriculture by mid-century, reducing yields of many staple crops and the productivity of livestock operations, according to a new government analysis. Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns will also harm the nation’s forests, increasing their vulnerability to fires, insect infestations … Read More
Historic, Crippling Blizzard May Strike New England
Early February is a notorious time of year for bringing major storms to New England, with the benchmark storm, known as the Blizzard of ‘78, occurring 35 years ago this week. That storm caused damaging coastal flooding, dumped well over 2 feet of snow in Massachusetts, and trapped many people in their cars. In Boston, 27.1 inches of snow fell, in… Read More
Exhibition Turns Climate Data into Artistic Experience
The Compton-Goethals Art Gallery at The City College of New York is ordinarily devoted to the kind of exhibitions you might expect — photography shows, or displays of painting, or sculpture, or even something more contemporary, like a video installation. But it’s clear from you moment you walk into the gallery that the show on display for the … Read More
Study Turns Cell Phone Towers Into Rain Gauges
The study, by researchers based in the Netherlands, demonstrated that it is possible to use cellular telephone networks — namely the electromagnetic radio waves that pass between microwave antennas located atop cell phone towers — to estimate the amount of rainfall that falls between those two points. In fact, national rainfall maps can be generate… Read More
Climate Forecast in Europe Proves Unsettling
With the European land surface warming rapidly, rainfall patterns changing and sea levels rising ever faster, southern Europe will suffer most from climate change. But there is an urgent need for countries across the continent to adapt to change, according to the European Environment Agency. Temperatures are already 1.3 degree Celsius above the p… Read More
Major Storm Accelerated Arctic Sea Ice Loss, Study Finds
The study found that while the extraordinarily powerful storm did in fact accelerate the melting of Arctic sea ice, the sea ice extent record would have occurred regardless of whether the storm had hit.… Read More
U.S. Drought Hangs Tough Through January
People all across the West, Plains and Southeast continued to hold their breath this week, as another seven days of below average precipitation and above average temperatures brought no reprieve to the historic drought that has plagued these areas since early last spring. Some areas, such as Texas and Georgia, have been suffering from drought since… Read More
