The world’s biggest lakes and reservoirs are shrinking. Here’s why

Satellites were used to track how lakes around the world, from the Caspian Sea to the Great Salt Lake, have changed over the last three decades. More than half of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs are drying up, a…

Warming, drying climate puts many of the world’s biggest lakes in peril

Water storage in many of the world’s biggest lakes has declined sharply in the past 30 years, according to a new study, with a cumulative drop equal to the annual water consumption of the United States.  The loss of about…

Warming and Drying Climate Puts Many of the World’s Biggest Lakes in Peril – Inside Climate News

Water storage in many of the world’s biggest lakes has declined sharply in the last 30 years, according to a new study, with a cumulative drop of about 21.5 gigatons per year, an amount equal to the annual water consumption…

What are the worst cities and states for climate change effects? – USA TODAY

If you’re thinking about a long-term real estate investment or shopping for a place to settle down for 20 or 30 years, you might be wondering which cities or states could fare better than others in a changing climate.  “There…

Ron Johnson said climate change could be good for Wisconsin. Experts disagree. – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson again questioned whether climate change is as bad as researchers are saying — this time during a Senate Budget Committee hearing. The Wednesday afternoon hearing featured a number of climate change researchers, who talked about the…

Ask Don Paul: What could future warming impacts be in Western New York? – Buffalo News

Western New York Great Lakes-related climate change is most closely tied to Lakes Erie and, secondarily, Ontario. We can’t examine ongoing and likely future impacts from a warming climate treating our region purely as a small microcosm insulated from broader…

What are waterspouts, and how do they form?

Waterspouts are essentially tornadoes that form over water. They happen all the world. In the U.S., they’re most common near Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

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The 50 States of Climate Change – Outside Online – Outside

Since the 1700s, the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased by 40 percent, largely from greenhouse gasses released by people burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal. As a result, the climate is becoming more…

Winter is the fastest-warming season for continental U.S. – Axios

Average winter temperatures across the United States have increased by 3.2°F since 1970, according to an analysis from Climate Central, a nonpartisan research and communications group. Why it matters: Warm winters can exacerbate drought (because there’s less snowmelt in the…

Canada’s CBC Falsely Claims Climate Change Threatening Vineyards

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, published a confusing article that claims Canadian vineyards are suffering due to climate change, and that genetic engineering is going to be needed in order to help certain grape varietals survive in Canada. While it may…