Monthly Archives: February 2017

#365climateimpacts: Snow, ice, flooding, and football (February 1-15)

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

In January, I launched the #365climateimpacts project, in which I’ll spend a year tweeting stories of the many ways climate change is impacting people, ecosystems, and the earth; ideas for how to communicate about climate change more effectively; and analyses … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, climate science, environment, hydrology, ice and glaciers

Oroville Dam: Water and Weather, Engineering and Erosion at the Nation’s Tallest Dam

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

California is having a very wet winter, with multiple atmospheric rivers dumping feet of precipitation in the mountains. Oroville Dam on the Feather River, is the nation’s tallest dam, is facing serious engineering challenges. This Storify has some of the best links to a rapidly evolving situation. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology

A year of climate impacts, one day at a time (#365climateimpacts)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Anne Jefferson

Our changing climate is already affecting lives in a multitude of ways, and the impacts of climate change will only increase as the world continues to heat up. But because climate operates in the background, it’s easy to ignore the … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, climate science, environment, hydrology, society