Category Archives: Land Cover

Land use and storms

Posted on 05/02/2007 by peggy

Do you ever hear something you just can’t stop thinking about? About ten years ago, I heard a talk by Roger Pielke, Sr., where he compared the weather over northern Texas for two days, 100 years apart. The weather – … Continue reading →

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Iowa Dewpoints — Take 2

Posted on 04/18/2007 by peggy

in the last blog, we talked about higher dew points in Chicago heat waves. Last week, I was fortunate to ask Professor Gene Takle of Iowa State University about Iowa dew points being higher than they used to be. He … Continue reading →

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Regional Climate Change — Iowa Dewpoints and Chicago Heat Waves

Posted on 03/30/2007 by peggy

I am writing today about the north part of Midwest United States, what is today the so-called Corn Belt. A few weeks ago, GLOBE students in Ushuaia, Argentina and Fairbanks and Healy, Alaska, USA, gave examples of changes in the … Continue reading →

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A final word about Local Climate

Posted on 03/27/2007 by peggy

Before we leave human effects on “local” climate, I wanted to share a few more examples to show how we can change our local climate. I’ve written some about how land use affects temperature in cities; I’ve also mentioned in … Continue reading →

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More about how people heat up cities

Posted on 02/16/2007 by peggy

This is the third installment of a series on local climate. To understand how people’s activities heat up a city, scientists use information on traffic, the energy used by homes, factories, and businesses, and where people live. For example, Figure … Continue reading →

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