Drought
When There Really Is Not a Drop to Drink
‘Last Call at the Oasis,’ a Documentary About Water Supplies Jay Famiglietti, one of a handful of expert witnesses in Jessica Yu’s “Last Call at the Oasis,” is a thoughtful scientist with an engaging manner who specializes in water. In particular, he studies — and tries to raise public awareness about — the rapid depletion…
Read MoreSpreading the Ripples!
A big *thanks* to the Salisbury Forum, in CT, which hosted me and a screening of Last Call at the Oasis at the Millerton, NY, Moviehouse. Somehow, Walter De Melle pulled in over 300 people on a gorgeous Sunday morning. They were engaged and asked good questions. Now that’s “spreading the ripples”! https://salisburyforum.org/ https://www.themoviehouse.net/
Read MoreCatastrophic Drought in Texas Causes Global Economic Ripples
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/business/energy-environment/catastrophic-drought-in-texas-causes-global-economic-ripples.html?_r=1&src=tp
Read MoreIt’s official: worst drought in US history
Ouch! 12% of USA has fallen into the “exceptional” drought classification: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uon-usd072911.php#
Read MoreDrought: A Creeping Disaster
Yesterday, the New York Times ran my op-ed piece about drought, and how it could become a permanent condition in the Southwest. Have a look, and let me know what you think: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/opinion/sunday/17drought.html?ref=opinion
Read MoreDrought: A Creeping Disaster
FLOODS, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other geological phenomena have left a trail of destruction during the first half of 2011. But this could be just the start to a remarkable year of bad weather. Next up: drought. In the South, 14 states are now baking in blast-furnace conditions — from Arizona, which is battling the…
Read MoreAlex talks Drought with the I-Man
Here’s a video clip of me talking about TRE (at dawn) with Don Imus of Fox last week: https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/992201836001/
Read Morenew drought predicting tool from Down Under
https://carbon-based-ghg.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-tool-predicts-drought-six-months.html?spref=fb
Read MoreAlex and Imus talk drought
“Maybe I’ll just go back to Vodka” Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Alex Prud’homme, author of The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century, was thrilled to appear with Imus today to discuss his book. He was less optimistic about conditions in Imus’s present location. “What’s the word from the Ranch in terms…
Read MoreUS Drought Map
The Climate Prediction Center has a map showing the outlook for drought conditions in the US. The map covers the period from June 3rd to August 31st 2011. I dedicate a whole section of The Ripple Effect to drought, in the US and around the world.
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