For decades, scientists warned that human-induced climate change could put communities in danger around the world. Here’s how climate change is already affecting Texans. | via TexasTribune
Two rescue boats from the Georgetown Sherrif's Dept. help evacuate residents from their homes as Hurricane Harvey brought record floods to the Houston Area in 2017.
This year, cities across Texas have seen record triple-digit temperatures amid a prolonged spring heat wave that officials warned could lead to heat exhaustion and illness.Warming oceans fuel hurricanes, increasing the amount of precipitation, strengthening winds and resulting in more flooding on land, scientists have found.
“The places along the Texas coast with the largest rates of sea level rise may have a doubled storm surge risk by 2050 relative to the beginning of the 20th century, purely due to relative sea level rise itself,” the report said.Winters are generally becoming milder, but some emerging science suggests that global warming could play a role in arctic changes that cause southerly cold snaps like the one that devastated Texas in February 2021.
In West Texas’ Big Bend National Park, the Rio Grande has stopped flowing in recent months, and experts there worry the river could dry up more frequently, Marfa Public Radio reported.
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