When a severe summer drought hit Europe in 2018, the impact on food systems was immediate.
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Can Infrastructure and Tourism Endure Triple-Digit Temperatures, Extreme Weather During ‘Danger Season’?
Professors say it is a sign of more to come as climate change continues to create extreme weather challenges.
A Lake of Superior Cold
With heatwaves and triple-digit air temperatures afflicting much of the United States, there is at least one place that is colder than normal: Lake Superior.
Wildfire-Smoke Observations Fill Gap in Estimating Soot’s Role in Climate Change
New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will help clear up a longtime weak spot in Earth system models, enabling more accurate forecasting of global climate change.
Lake Mead Keeps Dropping
Continuing a 22-year downward trend, water levels in Lake Mead stand at their lowest since April 1937, when the reservoir was still being filled for the first time. As of July 18, 2022, Lake Mead was filled to just 27 percent of capacity.
Q&A: Colorado State Climatologist on Record Heat, Wildfire Outlook and Climate Change
With nearly a third of the U.S. facing excessive heat warnings and the U.K. coming off of a stretch of record high temperatures, weather is dominating headlines around the world.