Tag Archives: Drought

Extreme Weather 101

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About This Video: Our planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect the frequency or intensity of droughts? It’s all explained here in this edition of Extreme Weather 101: Drought.

About This Video: Our planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect tornado formation? It’s all explained here in this edition of Extreme Weather 101: Tornadoes

About This Video: Our planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect the frequency and intensity snowstorms? It’s all explained here in this edition of Extreme Weather 101: Snowstorms

About This Video: Our planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. How does a changing climate affect extreme precipitation? It’s explained here in this edition of Extreme Weather 101: Rainstorm

About This Video: Our planet is warming and some types of weather have become more extreme. Does a changing climate affect heat waves? It’s all explained here in this edition of Extreme Weather 101: Heat

 

The Mississippi River Could Shut Down By Christmas

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About This Video: The Mississippi River is in danger of being shut down to commerce because of the low water levels in 2012.

Related Article: Mississippi River Faces Shipping Freeze As Water Levels Drop (Mother Jones)

CLIMATE CHANGE, Drought, Mississippi River, Water storage.

NASA Shows How Plants Can Predict Drought

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About This Video: Plant Stress Indicates Drought — Farmers across America rely on early drought warning systems to manage their crops. Americans everywhere rely on those farmers to provide food. A new drought tracking system called ESI helps by monitoring the evaporation of water from land surfaces. Courtesy NASA.

Related Article: A New Way to Forecast Drought (Just in Time for All Those Climate Change–Induced Droughts) (The Atlantic)