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: 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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. Most of my work and collection focus on adaptation. This collection is more focused on mitigation. My list This list is what I summarized in class [...]
This is a collection of climate change web sites collected by me, Richard B (Ricky) Rood. It is by no means comprehensive. Plus, as climate is of growing concern, there are many other news sources arriving and a few that leave or [...]
I am asked about different climate change advocacy and information organizations. The ones listed below are ones that I have used their materials or to which I have contributed. This is collection by Richard B (Ricky) Rood. All links checked on 20201227 [...]