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 Jessica Conroy on July 12, 2011

The giant dust storm that enveloped Phoenix last week captured the nation’s attention. Although it was a dramatic sight,...

Posted by Jonathan Overpeck on February 16, 2011

I was up in Phoenix last night to discuss climate change with a crowd of interested people up at the Arizona Historical Society Museum. It’s a nice place for a talk and discussion, and at...

Posted by Jonathan Overpeck on September 23, 2010

Recently, a colleague (Brad Udall, University of Colorado) and I wrote a short overview of climate change in the West—based on peer-reviewed literature—that appeared in the journal...