Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Set to Drop From Record on Weather
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Why 2013 will be a year of crisis
Why 2013 will be a year of crisis
- David Frum: The drought in the U.S., Russia and Australia is driving up food prices
- He says sharp rises in prices have long been tied to unrest among the world’s poor
- High prices have been cited as a cause of last year’s upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia, he says
- Frum: The winner of November election in U.S. will have to deal with the consequences
Bill to Shift NOAA Resources to Short-Term Forecasting
Singapore issues national climate change strategy
Singapore issues national climate change strategy
Perhaps Singapore’s plan is something that Puerto Rico could benefit from.
Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds
Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds
Groundwater footprints of aquifers that are important to agriculture are significantly larger than their geographic areas. Higher footprint values indicate widespread stress. (Nature Publishing Group)
Recursos de Agua de Puerto Rico
Recursos de Agua de Puerto Rico
A great website with tons of information about Puerto Rico’s water resources
A new dissertation on Flood Prediction Limitations in Small Watersheds with Mountainous Terrain and High Rainfall Variability
Flood Prediction Limitations in Small Watersheds with Mountainous Terrain and High Rainfall Variability
Ph.D. Dissertation by Alejandra María Rojas González, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus, July 2012.
Testbed Subwatershed (TBSW) location within the 4 km by 4 km NEXRAD pixel and rain gauge network.
The climate of the climate change debate is changing
The climate of the climate change debate is changing
Quantifying how greenhouse gases contribute to extreme weather is a crucial step in calculating the cost of human influence
Related Links:
Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice
https://pragwater.com/2012/06/27/climate-variability-and-climate-change-the-new-climate-dice/
Study links global warming to Texas heat waves
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/10/4621303/study-links-global-warming-to.html
Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/10/extreme-weather-manmade-climate-change?CMP=twt_fd
Crazy summer is a result of ‘global weirding’, not warming
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-120738-Crazy-summer-is-a-result-of-%E2%80%98global-weirding%E2%80%99-not-warming
State of the Climate – NOAA’s June Report
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/
Global food crisis looms as grain prices soar
DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO
DAILY, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MAPS FOR 23 HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLE FOR PUERTO RICO
Example results: Actual Evapotranspiration for the June 2012 over Puerto Rico. Units are in millimeters/month.
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