Currently viewing the tag: "drought"

Drought, heat, and West Nile outbreaks seem to go together-

You would think mosquito borne West Nile virus and floods from wet, wet summers go together.  This is not so.  Early on it was recognized that West Nile peaks in the dryest, hottest time of the year — August. Not only that, it is worse […]

Continue Reading

Lack of precipitation and heat reflected in The Drought Monitor-

Twelve years ago the National Drought Mitigation Center created the Drought Monitor.  Drought Monitor blends various indicators of drought to create a U.S. map showing if any of the country is experiencing drought. It also shows how severe the drought conditions […]

Continue Reading

Humans, pets at increased risk of dangerous interactions-

Texas is in a very severe drought and wild animals are getting desperate for water and will take big risks.

Drought causing Texas wildlife to act out of character. By Shannon Tompkins. Houston Chronicle.

Governor Rick Perry has a policy to deal with it and […]

Continue Reading

Calendar

June 2023
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  

Quote

‎"At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour."

~ Edward Abbey