Drought, wildfires, and extreme weather — is this the new normal for Texas?
There are now a lot more mangroves along the Texas coast. What is that telling us?
With the Texas drought, we experience swings: one week the drought monitor map looks good. Another it looks bad. This week, file it under the “good column.” In case you missed it, Texas got some rain recently. All of Texas. “Practically the entire state got at least one inch of rain during the last week […]
We caught up with the climate scientist before his appearance at SXSW Eco and talked drought, fires, climate and whether Texas could be facing a new normal.
Our story on how the drought killed over 300 million trees in Texas got picked up by the social news site Reddit today. And it didn’t take long for one commenter to pose the question: Maybe Texas was asking for it? “Couldn’t happen to a more deserving state,” Reddit user quelar wrote. “Perhaps this may […]
The tally of the Texas drought’s toll continues. But the good news is those dead trees could soon give life to new ones.
If vampire bats do make it to Texas, it will be because of something more terrifying than tales of the undead: climate change.
Texas has come a long way in recovering from the devastating single-year drought of 2011. The latest US Drought Monitor Map out this week shows that more than 11 percent of the state is completely drought-free. And less than 5 percent of the state is in the worst stage of drought. By comparison, a year […]
Wildfire season across the American West is getting longer, and more destructive year by year, according to a new report from the research organization Climate Central. Noting that the total area burned in the American West this year is 30 percent larger than average, the report blames recent ferociously destructive fire seasons on a variety […]
If you spent your Sunday indoors scrapbooking or just catching up on Season 1 of Revenge, you may have found a moment to wonder: It’s been raining all day. Are the Highland Lakes full yet? Lakes Travis and Buchanan, vital reservoirs for Central Texas, took quite a beating during last year’s record drought. Lake Travis […]
The Texas quail are back – sort of. Experts say the Texas quail population has notably increased this fall compared to last year’s dismal numbers. However, it seems this season’s increase won’t be enough to reverse the 5-year trend of diminishing quail numbers in Texas. According to Texas A&M Professor and Wildlife expert Dr. Dale […]
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