Luisa Cristini, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa [Note from the editor: This is the sixth in a series of blog entries that will focus on introductory topics in climate dynamics and modeling, and will be a great insight into the current understanding of the science.] One of Earth’s unique and finite resources is water. […]
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Mississippi River Flooding Trends
September 16, 2011
by Dale Elizabeth Corey In early May 2011, Memphis, TN, faced massive flooding from America’s largest river, the Mississippi. Melting from winter snows and April rainfalls contributed to the river cresting at 47.78 feet at Memphis on May 14, 2011 (the second highest level on record). Since 1993, this is the second “500-year flood” the […]
The cost of NOT collecting historic weather data
November 20, 2009
By Gerald Hawkins The raging waters of Mother Nature can render our world helpless, leaving homes destroyed, families ruptured, and the environment damaged. A flood can ruin an entire region in a matter of minutes. China, Istanbul, and the Philippines have recently lost huge numbers of lives to flooding. How could historical weather data make […]