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Author Archives: Anne Jefferson
Hurricane Harvey and the Houston flood: Did Humans Make it Worse? (Part 1: Climate Change)
This Friday at noon, the Kent State University Department of Geology is hosting a panel discussion on the human role in the catastrophic flooding experienced by Houston and surrounding communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. I will be one … Continue reading
August climate impacts stories: Hurricane Harvey, other climate change fueled-floods, and more
August 30th: Harvey reminds us that we should treat climate change as we treat other public health threats. That’s the argument in this New York Times op-ed: Harvey, the storm that humans helped cause. August 29th: The most sobering hot-take … Continue reading
#365climateimpacts: A crazy February heatwave and a tornado warning on March 1 (February 16-March 3)
Here are two more weeks of daily climate change impacts stories, as part of my #365climateimpacts project. I didn’t have to go very far from home to find inspiration for this fornight of tweets. We had an incredibly unusual heat … Continue reading
#365climateimpacts: Snow, ice, flooding, and football (February 1-15)
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
Oroville Dam: Water and Weather, Engineering and Erosion at the Nation’s Tallest Dam
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
Nice plan for content warnings on Mastodon and the Fediverse. Now you need a Mastodon/Fediverse button on this blog.