Winter is Getting Warmer: Warming Winter Syndrome One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons. The cascade of changes it brings, including ice storms and rain in regions that were [...]
Western North Carolina 2024 flood (Asheville) Turning to 2024 in Western NC and the remnants of Hurricane Helene, the area of the rain and floods is 1000s of square miles in several states. It is hilly and mountainous. All types of built [...]
An Inland Hurricane Scenario One flooding scenario in the U.S., especially, the eastern U.S., is when a hurricane or tropical storm moves overland and brings tropical moisture and rain to the interior of the country. A famous event is Hurricane Agnes in [...]
Average Recurrence Intervals (ARI) and Floods The average recurrence interval (ARI) is how often does a storm of a given magnitude return. A 1-in-100 year storm is expected once ever 100 years. This is often interpreted as a 1% chance in any [...]
Image: Long's Peak and the Colorado Front Range, Boulder County, Colorado This is a set of resources that I (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood) have collected for my classes and the Applied Climate program at University of Michigan. Recorded Lectures: Link to [...]
September 16, 2024, Unnamed tropical disturbance 1-in-1000 year flood in SE North Carolina (Some really nice photos at a Topsail Island Facebook group.) This story discussed the challenges of communications and getting people to pay attention to an unnamed storm. North [...]
Template for thinking about river floods and flooding trends. A flood is not just a lot of rain. What is this document? This document is in development. It should always stand on its on, but it will be updated. The material [...]
Because of the stark contrasts between candidates, the 2024 elections in the U.S. are of tremendous importance. This is true of elections from the most local to the Presidency. This is a collection of resources on voter registration, voting rules, getting out [...]
Alexander Mountain Fire, July 2024, Loveland Colorado. Imagine from Sentinel-2 Satellite. Posted by Tom Yulsman to Facebook. What is this document? This is a set of resources on wildfire and its relation to a warming climate. It includes writings of mine and [...]
The Leader Can Lead No More A topic that interests me is the sudden loss of confidence in a leader who had previously been considered outstanding and, perhaps, even heroic. I remember a conversation with sociologist and collaborator Pat Esborg in the [...]