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Ticks, mosquitoes, and human health

…show up in this country? In the United States, reported cases of human diseases caused by infected ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas tripled from 2004 to 2016. This increase is fueled by many factors, including climate-change related increases in rainfall, temperature, and extreme weather events that have enhanced the abundance disease-spreading vectors. Other shifts—in human land…

Agriculture and climate change

…few states in the Northern Great Plains could see conditions conducive to expanded or alternative crop productivity in the years ahead, yields of most major U.S. crops are expected to decline due to increased heat, changes in water availability, extreme weather events, extended ranges for weeds, diseases, and pest outbreaks, and economically disruptive shifts in…

Climate change

…weather-related events, such as tropical storms, floods, droughts, and forest fires. Climate change will continue for many decades to come. Even if greenhouse gas emissions stopped today, global temperatures would continue to rise and weather-related extremes would continue, as long-lasting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to have their disruptive effects. Climate is a system….

Climate plan solutions

…a genuine need for investment in the research to identify the nature and scope of these opportunities. If, for example, warmer weather results in a longer frost-free season, how can crop selection and management be optimized to exploit that change? If extreme events (precipitation) are more likely, can alternate practices, such as cover crops be…

Drought and climate change

Drought.gov is a federal site featuring data, maps, tools, and other resources, including the U.S. Drought Monitor, a map that shows the location and intensity of drought across the country, updated weekly. Climate Central Extreme Weather Toolkit: Drought Top Line Human-caused global warming is increasing drought risk across much of the United States as rising…

Vector-borne diseases in the United States

…by many factors, including changes in rainfall, temperature, and extreme weather events that have enhanced the abundance or distribution of insects and ticks—in many cases the result of climate change. Changes in land use, human settlement, and outdoor activity patterns have also led to more contact between people and disease-spreading organisms. The result is a…

Climate Communication / SciLine Quick Facts

Climate Communication and SciLine collaboratively created a series of condensed Quick Facts on climate change and extreme weather-related events, and their impacts on society. Journalists are free to use these facts—all validated by outside experts—in their stories….

Dr. Amir AghaKouchak: Drought in the southwestern United States

‪How is human activity contributing to the drought in the western United States? What is “anthropogenic drought,” and why are some places now experiencing non-stop drought regardless of weather? What is “snow drought,” and is the western United States experiencing one this year? How could the snow drought affect the risk for flooding in the…

Urban Heat: How rising temperatures affect U.S. cities

…covered the basics of urban heat and related weather patterns, the effects of extreme heat on human health and wellbeing—including disproportionate impacts on low-income populations—and strategies for designing more heat-resilient cities. Three scientific experts briefed reporters, and then took questions on the record. Journalists: video free for use in your stories A full transcript will…

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