Drought, wildfires, and extreme weather — is this the new normal for Texas?
Americans will likely take their views on energy issues to the voting booth this November, according to a new national poll by The University of Texas.
Photo by Daniel Reese/KUT News Anybody who lived in Texas last summer will tell you it was hot. Really, really hot. It was the hottest summer on record statewide. Numerous cities, including Austin, Houston, and Dallas saw their heat records shattered by the high temperatures. Austin, for example, experienced 90 days of heat 100 degrees […]
Our new interactive webpage on the drought has resulted in quite a few comments from readers with their own stories and thoughts about the Texas drought. Here’s a roundup of some of those responses: What’s Being Done to Plan for a Drier Future? Many readers were concerned about planning for future droughts like the one […]
What happens in a country that runs out of farmers? The question may not be as crazy as it sounds.
Another week, another update from the U.S. Drought Monitor. And today’s numbers bring some good news for much of the state: Texas is at its lowest levels of drought since more than a year ago. Nearly 17 percent of the state is now completely drought-free (now including Houston). Compared to the peak of the drought, […]
We want to hear your stories about how the drought has affected you. You can tell us how the drought has affected your business, your home — or your way of life.
As many as ten tornadoes touched down Tuesday around Dallas-Fort Worth, flattening tanker trucks, throwing trailers in the air and damaging many homes. Several hundred homes have been damaged and at least seven people were injured. You can see a slideshow of some of the people and homes affected above.
[<a href=”http://storify.com/TheClimateDesk/the-gas-prices-are-too-damn-high” target=”_blank”>View the story “The Gas Prices Are High. Here’s Why.” on Storify</a>]The folks at Climate Desk, a collaborative project from several major media groups on the climate, has put together a new multimedia story on why gas prices have been going up lately. You can view the presentation above.
Ocean currents may seem like a far away thing for Texans from the Hill Country to the High Plains, but weather patterns in the seas have an important effect on the state’s climate. The record single-year Texas drought, for instance, was mostly due to back-to-back years of La Niña, a weather pattern where the surface temperatures are […]
Tornadoes are touching down around Dallas today. Here’s a timeline of tweets and photos from the scene.
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