Extreme Weather

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Australia FloodsIn February 2022, the first of two catastrophic floods wiped out communities in the NSW northern rivers. A year on, the crisis is nowhere near overGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIn February the hills and valleys of the New South Wales northern rivers are gree...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Other Western DroughtsFormer environmental activist Erin Mendenhall leads a fast-growing city threatened by toxic dust from the lake’s shrinking water levelsErin Mendenhall was once an environmental activist, campaigning for clean air. Now, in a fitting but grim twist, she is the mayor of a fast-growing US city that face...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Italian DroughtVast areas along Po River already parched, raising fears for farming, hydropower and drinking waterItaly’s rivers and lakes are facing another year of severe drought after a winter of little rain and snowfall, raising the alarm on the implications for farming, hydropower and access to drinking water.Vas...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: US FloodsAs deadly flooding devastates more communities, often the poorest and most disinvested, residents are banding together to research the problems and press for solutions. The post Flooding is pummeling the Southeast U.S. These organizers are fighting back. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Inside Climate News
View In: Lake Mead and the Colorado River BasinWater levels in Lake Powell dropped to a new record low on Tuesday. The nation’s second-largest reservoir is under pressure from climate change and steady demand, and is now the lowest it’s been since it was first filled in the 1960s.  Water levels fell to 3,522.16 feet above sea level, just below th...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: CyclonesPeaking with 165-mph winds, Freddy could set a Southern Hemisphere record for strength plus longevity. The post Cyclone Freddy, the year’s first category 5 storm, heads toward vulnerable Madagascar appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.