PSA: Weather forecast for Central US temperatures rivaling anything seen in 30 years. Please, make sure your pets are safe and warm.
@Victor interesting. wonder how different it is from the norm, and if it's part of the messed up new wavy #jetstream pattern? (the more extreme and stuck one thanks to #climatechange)
@peeppeepcircus One point that is constantly being mentioned with regards to climate change is: extremes will become worse. When it rains, it will pour. Hurricanes will come with more force, stay around longer, wetter. Droughts will be exacerbated. Humidity will get worse to the point of it being deadly... https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/measuring-climate-change-s-not-just-heat-s-humidity-rcna14351
@Victor @peeppeepcircus One of the researchers at my university (unfortunately passed away) looked at local rainfall patterns over the last 30 or so years. Same amount of rain annually, but it's coming in bursts more often now. More rain in shorter periods of time, followed by longer dry periods. Stressing out the local stormwater processing in a big way, even though the total amount of water is the same.
@Victor @peeppeepcircus
Add long range predictions of more water in the system in New England and we are in deep doodoo (literally - our local water treatment systems will fail!)
@bioscilibrarian @peeppeepcircus Current infrastructure is not made to deal with climatic changes to deal with extreme rainfall events, drought, and other weather extremes. Yes, things are being looked and changes will slowly start being integrated into utilities' management plans. I can say this from my perspective in the water and wastewater industry. Bureaucracy and politics slow down the process.