We sure are thankful for the relatively mild week up ahead…for the most part! Get your forecast for the holiday with Climate Central Meteorologist, Sean Sublette, on this week’s Shift Ahead.
How much has your state done to prepare for climate change related threats? With the new States at Risk: America's Preparedness Report Card (statesatrisk.org), the answer is easy to find. Chief Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky tells us about a state that made an A, and another than earned an F. Was it yours?
MoreAs Earth warms from the buildup of greenhouse gases, the increase in temperature means more water evaporating into the atmosphere. The increase in evaporation has paradoxical effects. More evaporation can dry out the land more quickly, potentially worsening droughts. However, it also leads to heavier precipitation in the storms that form.
MoreSeptember weather in November? It's no fluke. Hear why from chief meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky in this edition of Climate Matters.
MoreNearly all droughts have the potential to be devastating, even deadly. But as Chief Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky explains in today's Climate Matters, how these prolonged dry periods develop generally vary by region, and from drought to drought.
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