@NWSSaltLakeCity Any info on the lack of precip in St George? No rain in Vegas in 6 months, nothing in SoCal for ~9 months. I know St George got 0.4" in Nevember but don't recall any rain since then. Not sure there's been rain outside of monsoon season except that one event.
For @propublica and @outsidemagazine, a story I've been working on for nearly 2 years: about wildland firefighters and the government that employs them. Thanks to the wildland firefighters who shared so much. And to the inimitable @kitrachlis https://t.co/ecVZVfovUJ
The Smokehouse Creek fire and others merged into the second largest fire in Texas's history over the course of the last two days.
The fires are highlighted in white, while clouds are dark grey or blue.
‘Inspirational’ Landscape of Glacier National Park Emerges as Thread in Climate Trial. Testimony from renowned Earth scientist, glaciologist figures prominently into 2nd day of youth-led constitutional climate trial Held v. Montana #heldvsmontana#mtnews
https://t.co/saivAOGsJa
I just love this figure of Colorado River water usage from the @nytclimate today. I want a poster of it. Water law is animal law, at least in the West.
While this dataset only goes back to 1982, recent studies indicate that Earth's current sea surface temperatures are likely the highest in over 100,000 years. https://t.co/NQ1OJEncJX
The global oceans are extraordinarily warm right now--so much so that the *margin* by which current records are being broken is itself record-breaking. That is even more remarkable as #LaNina has just faded, and #ElNino is only now beginning to influence ocean sfc temperatures.
In April 2016, I broke the story of Trump and Putin, using Russian open sources. Afterwards, I heard vague intimations that something was awry in the FBI in New York, specifically counter-intelligence and cyber. We now have a suggestion as to why. 0/20