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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 24, 2022
It continues a trend of recent summers that saw record flooding, major hurricanes, and severe wildfires unlike what many of us can remember from our lifetimes. But what exactly is a 50-year, 100-year, or 1,000-year weather event? But what exactly is a 50-year, 100-year, or 1,000-year weather event?
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2022
DELANEY NELSON: The American West is experiencing its most severe drought in twelve hundred years. The researchers that create the map analyze factors like precipitation, soil moisture and streamflow to determine how severe drought is in each state and county. Dry conditions are setting records nearly every week.
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PA Environment Daily
MAY 13, 2022
The scale of the devastation was unparalleled and caused the Bay community to take a long look at business as usual and determine how we could better prepare for extreme events. The Chesapeake Research Consortium was born out of this desire to understand the environmental impacts and build resilience after Agnes. What happened?
Real Climate
AUGUST 12, 2021
The main report is quite impressive (see earlier posts here , here , here , and here ) but the press conference didn’t come across as being focused and well-prepared. The new SPM covers 41 pages, and one could debate whether that can be called a ‘summary’. Also, the summaries of the IPCC reports can seem a bit confusing.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 8, 2021
A massive water treatment plant in North Vancouver, Canada will cost more than $1 billion after the city said the contractor “abandoned” the project, CBC reports. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. A major storm water retention project in Detroit, Michigan includes removing tons of soil from a local park. .
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 4, 2024
A new North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) review of power outages and gas industry failures reveals the potential for prolonged and deadly power outages. More than 240 people in Texas and Mexico died from exposure to the cold during these extensive energy system failures.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. In the United States, a new study calls the megadrought in the Southwest the worst the region has seen in the last 1,200 years. 1 serves several thousand residents on the coast of Louisiana. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann.
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