Tag: climate change
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New book discusses extreme weather events like Winter Storm Uri
Article originally written by Ava English Texas has 10 different climatic zones, making it vulnerable to extreme events such as tropical storms and hurricanes, extreme precipitation, heat and cold spells, heavy snowstorms, severe flooding, droughts, and wildfires. The book “Climate Change and Extreme Events,” recently published by Elsevier, explores the relationship between these types of climate…
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Soaking up rising floodwaters in growing cities
Article originally written by Chantal Cough-Schulze Texas cities are expanding fast. Between 2010 and 2019, six of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the United States were in Texas. Bigger cities mean less land to soak up rainwater, leading to increased flood risk. Add climate change to the equation, and you have a bigger flooding problem…
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What is ecohydrology?
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Just like water touches all parts of life, ecohydrology is a discipline that overlaps a plethora of other fields to better understand how water interacts with the soil, the Earth and living things. Dr. Brad Wilcox, professor in Texas A&M University’s Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, likened ecohydrology to…
