Extreme weather Archives ~ Page 2 of 6 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

September 12, 2024

Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Big cities disrupt the atmosphere, often generating more rainfall, but can also have a drying effect

September 10, 2024

The findings of a new global study on urban rainfall patterns underscore the importance for metropolitan areas to adapt to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Earth saw its hottest day on record two days in a row

Courthouse News Service

Climate change

July 25, 2024

Greatly above-average temperatures in Antarctica have contributed to the back-to-back daily records. By Christina van Waasbergen, Courthouse News Service Monday marked Earth’s hottest day in recorded history — breaking a record only set the day before, according to data from...

GRIST: Earth just sweltered through the hottest day ever recorded

Grist

Climate change

July 24, 2024

And 2024 is on track to be the hottest year, too. By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Shift to La Niña for the coming winter could affect the next water year in the West

Courthouse News Service

Current Conditions

July 23, 2024

West broiling, burning despite drought relief By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate...

THE CONVERSATION: Extreme heat waves broiling the planet in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world

The Conversation

Climate change

July 10, 2024

By Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Jeffrey Basara, UMass Lowell Less than a month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has already experienced an extreme heat wave. Millions of people were under heat warnings across the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: El Niño-fueled record heat streak stretched to 13 months in June

Courthouse News Service

Climate change

July 8, 2024

For months, the planet has been warmer than ever before measured. EU climate agency Copernicus says if countries keep pumping...

NOAA RESEARCH: National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates

NOAA Research

Science

July 2, 2024

From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants,...

EOS: When extreme drought becomes commonplace

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

April 29, 2024

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought classifier, to see how it has reflected climate change since 2000. By Aaron Sidder, Science Writer Every Thursday at 8:30...

USGS: Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System enhances flood prediction in San Francisco Bay Area

USGS

Science

April 24, 2024

From the USGS: In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces...

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

Berkeley Lab

Hydrology Science

April 18, 2024

Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In...

EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

March 28, 2024

Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become the norm. By Andrew Chapman, EOS In late February 2024, residents of California and Nevada communities surrounding Lake Tahoe were...

BERKELEY LAB: Air pollution hides increases in rainfall: As aerosol emissions diminish, average and extreme rains may ramp up

Berkeley Lab

Climate change

February 23, 2024

For much of the last century, the drying effect of aerosols has masked increases in rainfall from greenhouse gases –...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply

Desert Research Institute

Science

February 21, 2024

DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...

AG ALERT: Farmers regroup after storms batter state

Ag Alert

Agriculture

February 14, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With a respite from stormy weather, farmers say they are surveying for any damage and waiting for the ground to dry so they can access fields and orchards to make repairs or do other practices....