This month we explore an academic paper that examines equity and diversity within geoscience organizations. The paper outlines a twenty-point anti-racism plan that organizations can implement to build an inclusive, equitable and accessible geoscience community.
Author: Robert Mace
Robert Mace is the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a Professor of Practice in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Robert has over 30 years of experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, stakeholder processes, and water policy, mostly in Texas.
outlook+water: More Than Half of Texas in Drought, No Rain in the Panhandle, Increased Chance of La Nada in April-June
About 55 percent if the state is now in drought with 81 percent at least abnormally dry. It has been drier than Bill Murray’s humor in the Panhandle with two months of no rainfall. There is a 60 percent chance of La Nada conditions returning in the April through June season.
think+water: Focused Flows, COVID-19 and the Coast, and Warming-induced Drought
This month we explore academic publications on the topics of maintaining upper estuaries during drought through strategically placed and timed focused environmental flows, examining if the COVID-19 quarantine period lead to improved coastal water quality, and determining future impacts of climate change on water resources and drought.
outlook+water: No Rains for the High Plains, Drought Intensifies, More Drought Coming
Much of the High Plains and Far West Texas did not see a single. drop. of rain.. Drought intensified across the state, expanding from about 19 percent four weeks ago to 36 percent today. Most of the state is expected to be in drought over the next three months.
climate+water: Texas Climate Predictions and Potty Training Cows
What weather extremes can Texans expect to see into 2036? How can we prepare for the intensifying natural disasters that Texas is experiencing? Podcast hosts Robert Mace and Carrie Thompson talk with Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon to get the answers.