Comments on: Living at the Center of the Bulls Eye: Drought, Heat, and Wildfire Ravage Abilene, Texas

By: Talking Climate Change before the Fireworks : Wildlife Promise

Talking Climate Change before the Fireworks : Wildlife Promise — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:37:25 +0000

[...] Remind folks about other recent extremes. Turns out that people are pretty bad at remembering past weather events and putting current ones in context. It’s a good idea to jog people’s memories about extreme events that happened in previous seasons or years, connecting the current spate of events with the longer-term patterns. Do you remember the major flooding in the Northeast US from back-to-back storms at the end of last summer? Or what about the record-setting heat, drought, and wildfires across Texas? [...]

By: Connecting the Dots for Critters: More Weather and Climate Extremes Affect Wildlife Too : Wildlife Promise

Thu, 03 May 2012 20:42:34 +0000

[...] news accounts of how extreme weather events have affected people and communities in the US — from droughts in Texasto flooding in New England to heat waves in Seattle – not to mention eye-popping events around the [...]

By: Finding Hope in a Texas Wind Farm : Wildlife Promise

Finding Hope in a Texas Wind Farm : Wildlife Promise — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:13:01 +0000

[...] is in west Texas, an area hard hit by last year’s record-breaking drought. I asked Cliff how Roscoe had been affected by the drought. He replied that the local baler [...]

By: Houston Toads: New Victims of Climate Change : Wildlife Promise

Houston Toads: New Victims of Climate Change : Wildlife Promise — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:16:01 +0000

[...] Unfortunately, on September 4, 2011, a firestorm known as the Bastrop County Complex Fire engulfed Bastrop, Texas and by September 30th had destroyed 1,645 homes, burned over 34,000 acres, and killed two people. This fire is now regarded as the most catastrophic wildfire in Texas history. The largest population of Houston toads exists in Bastrop County, one of the Houston toad’s few remaining habitats. The fires were so intense they could have wiped out the Houston toad. A Texas State biologist recently called the Bastrop fire “an extinction level event.” Read how climate change induced drought and wildfires have also made Monarch butterflies climate victims and impacted the livelihood of one Texas city. [...]