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Southwest Climate Blog

The Southwest Climate Blog, a new feature of the Southwest Climate Change Network Web site, will explore challenges that experts and community members in the region face in trying to understand climate variability and change and make informed decisions.

Posted by Gregg Garfin on May 10, 2013

Over 100 colleagues and I recently published a wide-ranging assessment of the implications of climate change for the Southwest.  The book, ...

Posted by Julie Brugger on April 18, 2013

This blog is the second in a two-part series about using feedback from rural Arizonans to improve climate change adaptation research in the region.

In my last blog, I wrote that...

Posted by Julie Brugger on April 11, 2013

This blog is the first in a two-part series about using feedback from rural Arizonans to improve climate change adaptation research in the region.

As physical scientists help us...

Posted by Jonathan Overpeck on March 19, 2013

My colleague Mike Dettinger (@Mdettinger, for twitter fans interested in his vast climate and hydrology knowledge) sent me a twitter query today, and...

Posted by Sarah LeRoy on March 1, 2013

The Colorado River, as many Southwesterners know, quenches the thirst of millions of people in several states. Many also are aware that the river is over-allocated, with more water designated to...

Posted by Sarah LeRoy on February 4, 2013

In this month’s Southwest Climate Podcast, Mike Crimmins, a climatologist at the University of Arizona and regular blog...

Posted by Sarah LeRoy on January 18, 2013

Happy New Year! Wow, 2012 was eventful: President Obama was re-elected for a second term, Felix Baumgartner was the first person to break the sound barrier while skydiving, and Curiosity landed...

Posted by Sarah LeRoy on December 11, 2012

While recording our November podcast a couple weeks after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the eastern seaboard, Gregg Garfin, assistant professor and...

Posted by Jonathan Overpeck on November 13, 2012

¡Hola! I’ve been on sabbatical in Latin America for the last several months, and will be moving to Melbourne In January to work with, and learn from, the terrific climate scientists...

Posted by Sarah LeRoy on November 1, 2012

Earlier this year all the hype was about the developing El Niño. In July, forecasters were projecting at least a moderate El Niño event this winter, which would likely bring above-...