Daily Archives: June 30, 2011

After years of saying the exact opposite. Each year, the globe has about 92 cyclones – called hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, typhoons in the western Pacific and tropical cyclones in the southern hemisphere. In 2010, we had … Continue reading →

The monsoon season has started in eastern Arizona, and the burned areas are now prone to flooding – due to a loss of ground cover. Some places received close to two inches of rain today, with lots more in the … Continue reading →

Los Alamos has had four major fires since 1977. These were the result of decades of man-made fire suppression, which allowed massive amounts of fuel to build up. After the current fire, the forests in the area will be further … Continue reading →

 two recent papers detailing future climate scenarios for Joshua Tree National Park and the Joshua tree’s natural range are projecting tough times for this venerable Southwest icon. The first study, published in the January issue of the journal “Ecological Applications,” … Continue reading →

They say that sea level rise rates are underestimated. ftp://ftp.aviso.oceanobs.com/ THE Greenland ice sheet melted at the fastest rate since 1958 last year while Arctic sea ice shrank to the third-smallest area on record, an Obama administration report on global … Continue reading →