Topic – Drought

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  Restoring Memorial Park after drought

  Years needed to replace trees

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 30, 12.

  A plan is in place to bring back the dense canopy of Memorial Park, which lost thousands of trees during the drought, but implementation will take time.

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  Bastrop recovering from brutal wildfire

  State park reopens

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 24, 12.

  Less than a year after a massive fire ransacked the region, Bastrop State Park is showing signs of rebirth.

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  Breaking down the Texas drought

  Where to go from here

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 03, 12.

  After the worst single-year drought in Texas' history, the state has some tough decisions to make about how to prepare for the future with a growing population.

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  Adapting to extreme weather events

  IPCC report's recommendation

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 02, 12.

  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report last week that advises communities to utilize extreme weather events as preparation for future.

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  Drought leaves uncertain future for Texas

  Could linger for several years

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 28, 12.

  While lakes have been filled by recent rains, there are still ample reasons to worry about the historic Texas drought.

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  Joe Romm

  March Madness

  Fellow at American Progress; editor of Climate Progress, Mar 26, 12.

  An unprecedented event in U.S. weather records

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  Climate change was a factor in historic 2011 drought

  Numerous scientists agree

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 20, 12.

  Scientists say that climate change had a significant detrimental impact on the brutal Texas drought.

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  Cutting off rice farmers just part of drought issue

  Coal-fired power also an issue

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 06, 12.

  The LCRA's decision to restrict water to Southeast Texas rice farmers is just one example of the state's serious drought implications.

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  Water shortage imperils Texas rice farmers

  Future remains uncertain

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 06, 12.

  The Lower Colorado River Authority has decided that water shortages would require restricting access to rice farmers in South Texas.

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  Drought brings attention to TX state climatologist

  Warming isn't "all nonsense"

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 02, 12.

  John Nielsen-Gammon, the state climatologist of Texas, has been highly sought after these days, and he is predicting another extra-hot summer.

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