When Paradise Turns Deadly
The gentle creek that flows down Water Canyon turned deadly this week as it exploded into a flash flood killing 15 people, most of them children.…
Flash Flood!
It’s an El Niño year, and so despite the fact that we’re in a long term drought here in the Southwest, it’s been a rainy summer.…
Southwest Lurches from Drought to Flood
What’s behind the massive floods in Phoenix and Las Vegas that caused unprecedented death and destruction this week, along with the deepening megadrought in California, the…
Why Boulder, Colorado?
With huge floods in Colorado, fires in California, twin hurricanes on the two coasts of Mexico, and all the other weather catastrophes of the summer season,…
Dog to the Rescue!
As more and more of Europe was awash in floods last month, it could be difficult to get around. Especially if you were in a wheelchair.…
How the Seas Will Eat Coastal Cities
The results are from a study by Climate Central. And while we simply don’t know whether we’ll escape with just two feet or be washed away by a seven-foot increase, either way it’s really bad news for our coastal cities. According to the report:
The Week That Was: Floods, Steroids & Hollywood Stars
Our Week That Was at Climate Central. It’s all here for you, the best of the best in a week that featured floods, but not snow, the climate on steroids and a few Hollywood stars.
Get Out Your Biggest Umbrella!
For anyone who still has their ostrich head buried in the snow, here’s yet another study saying that the climate is changing and even more wacky weather is on the way.
Caution: Do Not Watch This Video!
When you see pictures of rubble from the tornadoes that ravaged Joplin, Missouri, you should not wonder:
Is this somehow related to the huge tornado outbreak in Alabama …
Is the Current Weather Just a Warm-Up?
“Even those who deny the existence of global climate change are having trouble dismissing the evidence of the last year,” writes Sharon Begley.