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A Risky 100-Year Fallacy

As discussed in a previous post, the climate is the long-term average condition of the atmosphere in a specific region. Rare extreme weather events, like intense floods, are a normal part of any area’s climate. Natural variation in weather patterns will generate a certain number of floods of varying magnitudes over time. Understanding the risk of…

Weather, Climate, and What Their Changes Mean

Weather and climate are two foundational concepts in understanding climate change. While distinct, their interactions can be confusing. It’s important to consider how their dynamics affect the planet and every aspect of our existence. Both climate and weather are expressed with the same variables; scientists use temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind to describe both. So,…

Earth’s Sweaty Blanket—the Greenhouse Effect and What Climate Change Means

From municipal and agricultural water supplies to flood management and aquatic ecosystem protection, climate change affects all aspects of water resource management in Texas and across the world. But what is climate change? To understand the why behind what’s happening around us, we need to be familiar with how Earth’s climate functions….