@georgemonbiot.bsky.social the funny thing is there was a *lot* of "hysteria" about the heat and drought in 1976
I was only 7 at the time and having a great summer (we lived by the beach) - I remember asking my parents why the telly was making such a fuss about it all
Because really a big fuss was made about it in 1976 - enough for a 7 year old to notice.
But I guess some people can forget all that if they want to.
#climatechange #1976 #heatwave #drought
The US Monthly Drought Outlook shows that drought will likely persist/develop (brown/yellow) in the West, Great Plains, and on the East Coast. Drought may improve/be (tan/green) removed in the Southwest, Southeast and Northeast.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/month_drought.png
Every #drought for the last 30 years in Corpus Christi has exceeded the parameters contemplated in local plans, thanks to fatal delusions, deep in the heart of #Texas’ methodology ...
Texas doesn’t plan for droughts to get worse. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-climate-change-refusal-crisis-corpus-christi/
Improving Future U.S. Drought Assessment
https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DELS-WSTB-24-02/publication/29217
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the U.S. Southwest has been weathering the nation's first multidecadal megadrought, the most severe of many such droughts over the past 1,200 years. Droughts are becoming more frequent and longer-lasting, occurring against a backdrop of long-term regional drying trends in many areas. Associated impacts include a growing water crisis in the Southwest, groundwater declines across parts of the High Plains, increasing wildfire risk, and the growing occurrence of rapidly intensifying flash droughts. Together, these changing drought conditions are challenging the nation's resilience and ability to prepare for future drought risk. Conducted at the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with support from the Interstate Council on Water Policy, Improving Future U.S. Drought Assessment examines how drought assessment can better account for nonstationarity, or shifts in drought conditions and behaviors over time. The report explores how climate variability and change, along with evolving water and land management practices, are altering drought characteristics and affecting the usefulness of traditional assessment approaches that rely on historical baselines. The report proposes a framework for incorporating nonstationarity into drought assessment to support decision-making and future resilience. It outlines a two-pronged approach that addresses both short-term operational needs, such as drought monitoring and early warning, and long-term planning for water management, infrastructure, and adaptation. The report also highlights opportunities to strengthen drought indicators, impact data, and scientific understanding of drought dynamics to support more effective drought assessment across the United States.
#ExtremeWeather #heatwave #drought #ColdSnap #FlashFlood #HailStorm #polycrisis
#KyleKulinski on the ongoing #ClimateBreakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UDOFgukWFs
#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #EcosystemCollapse #systemcollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepitInTheGround
This week’s CMOR photo is from Augusta County, Virginia.
“Field crops such as corn and soybeans are stressed due to the lack of soil moisture. Pasture conditions are poor. Recent rains during the week of June 22 improved moisture somewhat, but it is not enough to provide for continued growth.”
Submit your photos: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
The Permian Basin brings up an ocean and calls it waste, while towns not far away ration what comes out of the tap.
Can this #water be treated and reused? Mezabahnur Masum argues that #Texas must find a way. https://www.texasobserver.org/permian-basin-oil-wastewater-glut/
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