Flooding, Extreme Weather, and Record Temperatures: How Global Warming Puts...
Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake Louisiana, August 2016: “I’m going home to see if I have a home”. Ellicot City, Maryland, July 2016: “Oh my god. There’s people in the water”....
View ArticlePreparing for Severe Climate Events: a Q+A with Drought Experts
Empty water holes caused by the drought on Walnut Creek Ranch in CA in 2014. Photo: Cynthia Mendoza, USDA/CC BY 2.0-FlickrIn the most recent days and weeks when stories of floods and hurricanes have...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew: What’s Next for Recovery and Rebuilding?
Hurricane Matthew carved a path of devastation through Haiti, the Bahamas, and large swaths of the Southeastern US, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The loss of life and...
View ArticleNorthern Plains Drought Shows (Again) that Failing to Plan for Disasters =...
Photo: USDA-ARS/Scott BauerAs the dog days of summer wear on, the northern plains are really feeling the heat. Hot, dry weather has quickly turned into the nation’s worst current drought in Montana...
View ArticleNew Defense Bill Strengthens the Military’s Flood & Energy Readiness and...
H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 This week President Trump is expected to sign into law H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense...
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