Southwest Climate Update - May 1, 2015

Date
05-01-2015

We're introducing a new podcast series that focuses on quick and timely reporting on important climate news and information. We will emphasize stories that relate to the southwest, but we'll also include other climate related news that illustrate the impact of climate on national or global scales. And Mike, Zack, and Ben will still take a deeper look at southwestern climate issues in the monthly CLIMAS Southwest Climate Podcast. This episode, we're focused on record warm temperatures, drought, and snowpack across the west, along with a few stories that illustrate the downstream impact of these conditions.

This podcast is also available as a video podcast

See our blog post detailing the information from the podcast: http://www.climas.arizona.edu/blog/mini-podcastnews-southwest-climate-update-may-1-2015


Image & Story Credits - Podcast & Blog Post

2014 and 2015 Record Temperatures


State of the Drought


Bark Beetles, Tree Stress, and Climate Change


Record Low Snowpack Across the West


Snowpack, Drought, & Energy


Climate Change, Temperature & Precipitation Records, and Pollen

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