Image: Lenticular cloud, February 13, 2022, Boulder County, Colorado Self Efficacy: Gaining Agency on Climate Change I get the occasional letter from a stranger worried about climate change. Sometimes, they say they were referred to me. Most of these letters are whether [...]
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 [...]
Image: Sun obscured by forest fire smoke. August 2020, Boulder County, Colorado Scenario Planning Collection This is a selection of materials on Scenario Planning. GLISA: Scenario Planning (Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments) GLISA’s scenario planning approach describes plausible future events and [...]
Portfolio: Richard B. (Ricky) Rood This portfolio provides examples of publications of different types. Short Stories Relics, Faultline: The troubling thoughts that come when buzzards make a home on the roof of your house. The Keeper, Foreign Service Journal: The efforts of [...]
Starting in the mid-1990s I became involved in management and analysis of U.S. government efforts in climate and weather modeling. This became a unique aspect of my career, and here at the end of my career, I am still asked to be [...]
If the Earth is warming, why does it still get so cold? When winter comes in the north, the Sun goes down over the Arctic and the North Pole. That region cools. It might take a little longer to cool than it [...]
My friends who are expert in education tell me that models, modeling, and the use of models are among the most difficult concepts to both grasp and teach. I wrote a series of blogs based on my class presentations to introduce modeling. [...]
This is a collection of blogs and editorials that I wrote at the time of the transition to President Trump Richard B (Ricky) Rood. November 5, 2016 (WU): Salience: On the Eve of the 2016 Election December 1, 2016 (EOS, AGU): Take [...]
This is a collection of websites and services that monitor or analyze the temperature of the Earth with regular, public updates. Data Collectors and Analysis: NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) Make your own GISTEMP Plot NOAA: [...]
This is a collection of blogs and resources about what individuals can do about climate change. From The Complete List; What Can I Do? (4) (20130421) 1. Efficiency 2. Food 3. Alternative Energy 4. Waste Management 5. Behavior, Conservation and Reduced Use [...]