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Dangerous Summer Heat on the Rise in the Midwest
We couldn’t have chosen more appropriate weather (hot!) to mark the release of our report looking at changing summer heat in the Midwest. Millennium Park in Chicago was just beginning to get really hot...
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The Drought-Heat Tango: Why Dry Conditions Can Lead to Even Higher Temperatures
The 2012 Drought in America series so far has looked at the immense impacts of the drought on farmers and taxpayers, impacts to the energy sector, how the drought may reshape American agriculture,...
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Carbon Measurements on the Chopping Block
It’s hard to overstate the importance of understanding how carbon moves through land, oceans, air, and all life on Earth. The carbon cycle has helped shape the planet’s climate back into deep time and...
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Hurricane Sandy’s Toll on Public Health
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many of the images that stand out in my mind deal with a loss of place and structure. Photos of a burned-out Breezy Point in Queens. Atlantic City and the loss of...
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Reducing Hurricane Risk Using Natural Defenses
Now that Hurricane Sandy has passed and buildings, infrastructure, and lives are beginning to be rebuilt there are still many important conversations to be had. For starters, there may be lingering and...
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Another Record-Breaking Year for Climate Change
It’s virtually certain that 2012 will be the warmest year on record for the continental United States. When scientists affirm these results, they’ll no doubt make headlines. But we should put that...
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Impacts After the Flood: As Midwest Waters Recede, Health Threats Remain
It’s seems the Midwest can’t catch a break on the weather. Widespread drought has hit the region hard and now areas along the Mississippi and farther east have seen heavy rain and flooding, bringing...
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Wildfire Season Has Arrived in the West
While some locations in the West, such as Boulder CO, received a foot of snow this past Wednesday others are now in the grips of conditions ripe for wildfire and indeed facing outbreaks already....
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A Look Toward Dangerous Summer Air with Asthma Awareness Month
Of my many childhood memories, most of which can be looked back at with a smile and involved sports in some way, one that stands out with a great deal of clarity was my first asthma attack. It was...
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Colors of Wildfire Risk: Do Dead Trees Increase the Threat?
There are many reasons to enjoy living in the West — the large number of sunny days each year and low humidity immediately spring to mind. Driving through the high country is another reason, as I did...
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