Today we are continuing our Climate 101 education with a timely summer topic: the current heat waves, wildfires, and massive droughts being experienced in the American West. We’ll figure out what a heat waves actually is, plus learn about the nuances contributing to our 20+ year megadrought. Spoiler alert: climate change is worsening natural occurances. We also better understand wildfires: how they start and what is making them so severe and frequent.
Fun, educational, and full of reminders (and my personal soapbox) about water subsidizes and camping responsibly.
Mentioned + additional articles:
- The Western Drought Is Bad. Here’s What You Should Know About It. (New York Times)
- Why the intense U.S. drought is now a megadrought by Mark Kaufman
- ‘Megadrought’ persists in western U.S., as another extremely dry year develops (National Geographic)
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