The catastrophic cold blast that enveloped Texas and neighboring states in February 2021 was unprecedented in its sheer longevity in some spots, a new study confirms. (Texas Climate News)
“What we needed was a big year, another 2019 with lots and lots of snow that staved off the drought impacts for a while, but that’s not what we got this winter." (Durango Herald)
"This is something that we’re going to have to continue to be aware of, be prepared for," Schumacher said. "You don’t have to live in the timber up in Summit County to have bad things happen." (Denver Channel 7)
Melissa Griffin is the South Carolina state coordinator for a program designed to track weather variability, known to its members at CoCoRaHS. “It’s one of the most comprehensive citizen-science initiatives we’ve got in the U.S.” (Coastal Observer)
A new video featuring CSU atmospheric scientists opens the window on understanding the worst drought in 12 centuries, a ‘megadrought’ with no end in sight. (Yale Climate Connections)
Becky Bolinger, Assistant State Climatologist with the Colorado Climate Center said the drought situation varies around the state, but we are overall much drier than we should be. (CBS 4 Denver)
“In Southwest Colorado, (there has) certainly been a drying trend in recent years,” said Russ Schumacher, an atmospheric scientist with Colorado State University and the Colorado state climatologist. (Durango Herald)
With a growing set of tools, scientists are digging into questions about the links between modern agriculture, drought, and rising incidents of dust storms and respiratory illness. (Civil Eats)
“It’s made me wonder if maybe we’ve been a little bit lucky that we haven’t had more of these brush fire incidents closer to urban centers before.” (Colorado Sun)
“2021 is another example of warmer extremes becoming increasingly frequent,” said Becky Bolinger, a climatologist based at Colorado State University. (PBS Newshour)