Drought and storms have always been with us, but climate change is making them more intense—the equivalent of pumping them with steroids. In California, last year was the driest on record; the state received only 32.8 percent of average precipitation in 2013, and the drought isn’t letting up. California isn’t alone in struggling with extreme weather over the past year. NASA recently reported that 2013 was one of the top 10 hottest years worldwide. And across the United States, communities were hit with some of the worst droughts, storms, and heat waves in local history. 2013 was more than a rough year. It was a sign of things to come.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 17:00:00 +0000