Category Climate change

Desert dust cuts snowpack duration

Dust from deserts is blowing onto snowpack in the Rockies, China, and the Himalayas, causing the snow to melt a month or more earlier than normal. This could create a feedback loop that will lead to even faster snowmelt. Early…

The Dehydrated States of America

It’s not just the American southwest that is experiencing drought. 50% of the US is dry or in drought. Lake Okeechobe in Florida has dried up so much that parts of its lakebed caught fire. The Jack Daniels distillery in…

More on war fueled by climate change

Dafur could just be the start of conflicts in Africa that have global warming as a major cause, says a new UN report. Disappearing water supply is the primary problem, with tribes and populations fighting over the water that remains.…