Search results
5 paź 2020 · But as the climate warms, the economic and human tolls of catastrophic flooding from increasingly frequent and extreme weather events necessitate a more collective response, one that links urbanization to the imperatives of a safer, more economically sustainable and more just city.
1 dzień temu · Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Informative, authoritative and educational, this site’s content covers a wide range of subject areas, including geography, culture, wildlife and exploration, illustrated with superb photography. Click Here for SUBSCRIPTION details
How is climate change affecting fierce wind storms like Houston’s derecho? One recent study found climate change is boosting both the frequency and intensity of straight-line wind storms. Another concluded such storms may not grow more intense with global warming, but could affect larger areas.
6 dni temu · Its skyscrapers rise from the unrelievedly flat Gulf Coastal Plain, which at Houston lies at an elevation of about 55 feet (17 metres) above sea level and is dissected by a series of bayous. The region’s climate is warm and humid, and the city is noted for its hot, sticky summers.
Houston's winters are mild, although freezing sometimes occurs, and its summers are potent. The threat of severe weather, especially hurricanes that form when northern cold fronts collide with moisture-laden Gulf coast weather systems, is taken seriously by the local population.
19 godz. temu · NOAA winter outlook sees Houston weather shaped by La Niña and drought. Here's why. It seems like summer has finally lost its grip on Texas with a strong cold front earlier in the week. After a ...
27 wrz 2023 · Here we shift the common perspective in global biodiversity studies, transitioning from geographic space to a climate-defined multidimensional space.
