Drought continues to shrink. July was the warmest July on record for the planet, but 21st coolest in Texas. Hurricane season is in full force.
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: Drought Conditions Improve, La Niña Watch, and Cooler- and Wetter-Than-Normal Conditions Expected
Continued rains remove drought across the state except the Big Bend Area. We are under a La Niña watch for the fall. The next month is projected to be cooler than normal and wetter than normal for much of the state.
think+water: Teaching Climate Change, Climate-Forced Drought and the Power Grid, and Environmental Impacts of the Pandemic
This month we explore academic publications on the topics of climate change perceptions of secondary science teachers in a Blue state and a Red state, the effects of projected climate change and drought on water storage at 30 major reservoirs in Texas, and observed impacts of the pandemic—both good and bad—on the environment.
climate+water: Setting the (Water) Table
Welcome to the first episode of Fahrenheit 140! On this debut show, hosts Robert Mace and Carrie Thompson share their background, the experiences that lead them to careers in water, and why they started the Fahrenheit 140 podcast.
think+water: Bacterial Pollution and Sea-Level Rise, the Cost of Climate Change-Induced Flooding in Houston, and a Model of Cabeza de Vaca’s Raft to Texas
This month we explore academic publications on the topics of analyzing the relationship between bacterial pollution and sea level rise in the Gulf of Mexico, attributing human-induced changes in the magnitude of flooding in Houston during Hurricane Harvey, and building a replica of early Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s raft from his expedition to North America in 1528.