Several floods from around the world have been in the news over the past few weeks. Even though we didn’t see many hurricanes in the Atlantic this year, localized storm activity seems to be linked to climate change. There were intense droughts followed by deluges in South Asia and also in cities right here in […]
It’s amazing how a hurricane can affect a community and change the landscape forever. 20 years ago Hurricane Hugo, a category 5 storm, touched land just north of Charleston at a speed of over 130 mi/hr and an accompanying storm surge of over 15 ft. Recently, the Post & Courier ran a retrospective on this […]
It’s very hard to assess how fast groundwater is being removed for agricultural use and how much is being recharged. This is even more difficult when no centralized records are maintained regarding groundwater usage. No such assessments are available for northwestern India, which is often referred to as the “bread basket” of India as they […]
An excellent show about water contamination in the two major estuaries of the US. Raises a lot of very interesting questions. Highly recommend it. Link
Study by researchers from Arizona says that trees may not survive increasing temperatures from global warming. More space for parking lots 😉 Link, Link, Link