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2019 Iowa Climate Statement projects high temperatures in Iowa
Via CGRER 2019 Iowa Heat Wave Graphics Grace Smith | June 20, 2022 The 2019 Iowa Climate Statement released on Sept. 18, which was backed by 216 Iowa science faculty and researchers from 38 Iowa...
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Iowa farmers plant half season’s corn in a week
Via Flickr. Eleanor Hildebrandt | May 18, 2022 After several delays during the typical planting season, Iowa farmers planted 43 percent of their corn crop last week. On Monday, the U.S. Department of...
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2022 Predicted to be Warm, but a La Niña will Help with Cooling
Via Flickr Josie Taylor | December 27, 2021 Next year will be one of the hottest on record, with average global temperatures about 1.96 degrees Fahrenheit over pre-industrial averages, U.K. government...
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Eastern Iowa to see wind, record-breaking heat this week
Via Flickr. By Eleanor Hildebrandt | December 14, 2021 Iowa is preparing for severe weather this week—and not the kind typical of this time of year. As the second full week of December 2021 begins,...
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Tonight: Webinar on Climate, Extreme Weather and Impacts on Infrastructure...
Josie Taylor | December 9, 2021 Tonight from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. the College of Engineering in partnership with CGRER and the CASE colloquium series presents a series of 4 webinars by world-renowned...
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Does October snow contradict climate change theory? Absolutely not.
Julia Poska | October 30, 2019 Map from Iowa Environmental Mesonet (accessed through Des Moines Register). Iowans across much of the state awoke Tuesday morning to find a blanket of fresh snow atop...
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Iowa expects to get drenched
Iowa expects dark and stormy skies for the next several days (flickr). Julia Poska | October 5th, 2018 After its third-wettest September on record, Iowa can expect a rainy October, too. The DesMoines...
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May 2018 is the warmest on record
NOAA details notable climate events for May 2018 (NOAA) Eden DeWald | June 6th, 2018 May 2018 is the warmest month of May ever recorded in the United States according to the National Oceanic and...
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Climate change and wild spring weather
The Greenland block is a high pressure atmospheric block that hangs above Greenland and affects weather moving down to lower latitudes. (flickr/Stig Nygaard) Jenna Ladd | April 18, 2018 By-in-large,...
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“Frost-free” days increase, so does allergy season
Climate Central’s graph illustrates how the number of frost-free days in Des Moines has increased over time. (Climate Central) Jenna Ladd | April 11, 2018 Given that spring snow fell across Iowa this...
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Extreme weather costlier than ever in 2017
Jenna Ladd | March 28, 2018 As the Northern Hemisphere enters warmer seasons where severe weather and flooding are more likely, it is yet to be seen whether 2018 will top 2017 as the most costly year...
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Climate change affects crop yields in varying ways
Soybeans are less sensitive to temperature and precipitation changes than corn plants. (Kevin Dooley/flickr) Jenna Ladd | March 23, 2018 Researchers at the University of Nebraska recently published a...
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Extreme weather events more likely even if climate change is curtailed
Parched soil in Illinois during the 2012 drought. (Thought Quotient/flickr) Jenna Ladd | February 22, 2017 A study recently published in the journal Science Advances found that even if global climate...
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Link between climate change and conflict questioned
The relationship between climate change and conflict has been studied in Kenya more than many other nations. (Viktor Dobai/flickr) Jenna Ladd | February 15, 2018 It has been accepted in many scientific...
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Crop production linked to regional changes in climate
Corn and soy plants can cool the climate on a regional level, but intensified conventional agriculture can harm water and soil quality. (Lana/flickr) Jenna Ladd | February 14, 2018 A new study by...
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November 2017 brought drought to Iowa
A portion of the dried up East Indian Creek southeast of Nevada during the 2012 drought. (Carl Wycoff/flickr) Jenna Ladd | December 5, 2017 Last month was the driest month since 2007 according to state...
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World Series game one was the hottest on record
Temperatures soared to 98 degrees Fahrenheit by the first pitch of Tuesday’s game. (accuweather) Natalia Welzenbach-Marcu | October 26, 2017 The first game in the 2017 World Series, a match between the...
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Global temperatures continued to rise in September
A climate anomalies map from NOAA details significant some climate events during September 2017. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) Jenna Ladd | October 20, 2017 Earth’s climate continued...
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On The Radio – Leaves drop early due to fall drought
Some leaves in Iowa fell to the ground before changing color this year due to drought. (Liz West/flickr) Jenna Ladd | October 9, 2017 This week’s On The Radio segment discusses how drought conditions...
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September 2017 record-setting month for hurricanes
A satellite image of Hurricane Maria. (Sturart Rankin/flickr) Jenna Ladd | October 4, 2017 September 2017 was a record-setting calendar month for hurricane activity in the Atlantic ocean. The beginning...
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