by John R Grizz Deal | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Drought, Environment
Did you know that fires can lead to heavy rain? This may sound like an impossibility, how canfire, which is heat, lead to more moisture? Well, scientists found that the California fires duringthe summer of 2022 created massive smoke clouds that travelled across the...
by John R Grizz Deal | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Drought, Environment
Climate change is a defining issue of our time. Global warming changes weather patterns, sealevels, and resource availability, and with it where people can live. Climate migrants and climaterefugees will continue to grow in number as the changes to the environment...
by John R Grizz Deal | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Environment
Right now, Floridians are frantically trying to prepare for Hurricane Ian, and Puerto Rico isdealing with the destruction from Hurricane Fiona. As ocean temperatures increase, so will theseverity of hurricane season. Hurricanes thrive in conditions with warm water and...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Environment
Air. We all need it, and we all need to be able to breathe it. However, the increase ofgreenhouse gases and pollution has made the very air that we breathe poisonous. Greenhousegases and air pollution are similar to other forms of pollution in that pollution does not...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Environment, Water Pollution
Rainbow trout, a staple Colorado fish is being threatened by climate change and watershortages. According to the Denver Post, trout are unable to live in warm waters. And warmerrivers, lakes, and streams are inevitable as temperatures rise from global warming.Higher...
by Eleanor Cabell | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Environment, Water Pollution
Jackson, Mississippi has been struggling with getting clean drinking water to its residents.Nearly 7 weeks ago, the city issued a boil water notice due to the possibility of raw waterentering city pipelines after a big storm. According to NPR, Jackson city officials...
