U.S. Saw Its 4th-Hottest Year On Record In 2021, Fueled By Record-Warm December
Nation struck with 20 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2021
California drought
Assessing the U.S. Climate in 2021
Contiguous U.S. ranked fourth warmest during 2021; 20 billion-dollar disasters identified
The Warning Shot the US Is Ignoring: Climate Change Impacts on California Central Valley
Part of a series on Climate Change Impacts in California’s Central Valley By Pablo Ortiz, Bilingual Western States Climate Scientist II for the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. While different places in the United States experience different climate impacts (e.g., more extreme precipitation in eastern … [continued]
Can the US Survive California’s Drought?
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Pablo Ortiz, Bilingual Western States Climate Scientist The drought facing the Western United States is bad. Really bad. It’s become worse faster than the last one. As more of the United States suffers from drought conditions and water supplies are diminishing, water demands are rising. … [continued]
The Snow Drought In California Is Fueling Wildfires, Floods, & Mudslides
California is likely facing another year of water woes. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which supplies up to a third of California’s water, is exceptionally meager this year. Experts found around half as much snow on the mountains as they typically would in early April, when the snowpack is historically most voluminous.
LABC Sustainability Summit 2018 | The United States Of Pacifica?
I jest, but when a moderator joked that someone had suggested California, Oregon, and Washington secede and become a separate country, everyone had a good, happy laugh. The topic of this year’s LABC Sustainability Summit was: Regional Solutions for an Inclusive, Clean Economy. By inclusive, I thought they meant inclusive of all income brackets.
This. Means. WAR.
It’s 5:43 am and I can’t sleep. The fire is mounting another assault. On August 7th, rumor has it that a (fossil fuel) off-road vehicle malfunction touched off the “Pilot” fire just north of our home. For a nerve-wracking week, the wind held the fire just two miles north of us until … [continued]
Water & Energy Usage In 2016: Tips To Help Bring Positive Change
By SUS CEO, Deepak Garg Last month, Smart Utility Systems*, a leading provider of cloud-based platforms for the utility sector and its customers, held its inaugural Cleantech Connect water and energy innovation forum. The idea behind the event was to bring water and energy thought leaders from across various sectors … [continued]
HERO Is A Major California Success Story
Originally published on the ECOreport Since it started up in 2011, the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (HERO PACE) Program has completed more than 50,000 residential projects. That may not seem like much, in a state whose 39 million inhabitants are still hoping to see the end of the worst … [continued]
Climate Reality Project
This past summer I joined The Climate Reality Project Toronto Training, where I became a climate reality leader along with 600 other participants. Former US Vice-President Al Gore founded The Climate Reality Project to address awareness about climate change after the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. This two-day session brought people … [continued]
