the West – Kit Stolz

Scariest drought image of the year (to date)

From a tree-ring scientist, Ed Cook, what has to be the scariest drought image for the West. Click to enlarge. Via Andrew Revkin's tumblr blog.

Climate Change and Drought: Quote of the Week

"Water will be the delivery mechanism of climate change in the West." (From Kathy Jacobs, who once managed water for the Tucson area, and until now headed up the Arizona Water Institute, which unfortunately is going down to budget cuts. Its work was backed by the outgoing governor Janet Napolitano: When she left to becomeContinue reading “Climate Change and Drought: Quote of the Week”