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The catastropic severe weather events that occurred yesterday, April 27, 2011, are a harsh reminder of the power of mother nature and will be remembered for generations to come. Although much information regarding the number of tornadoes, intensities, injuries, and deaths is still being documented, preliminary information (as of April 28, 2011) suggest that this […]

The latest weekly Drought Monitor from the National Drought Mitigation Center was released today (March 24), and it’s not a pretty picture for the south central U.S. (see image below). Though drought conditions have been occurring across portions of the south since the spring of 2010 (especially in Louisiana), drought conditions have been expanding in

The National Climatic Data Center recently released updated information on billion dollar climate and weather disasters that have occurred across the United States during the past 30 years (1980-2010). The southeastern quadrant of the United States, including the entire region comprising the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (OK, TX, AR, LA, TN, and MS), was

Today the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program and Southern Regional Climate Center are launching a new monthly publication called the Southern Climate Monitor. The Southern Climate Monitor, or Monitor for short, is an experimental climate outreach tool focused on the south central portion of the United States – specifically the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas,

The latest outlooks from the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecast a greater than 40% chance of a warmer than average winter across much of the Southern United States during December 2010 through February 2011. The highest chances for a warmer than average winter are indicated for much of Texas, as

In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) has recently completed a report detailing findings of a World Cafe break out session from a USFWS and U.S. Geological Survey climate change workshop held in Austin, TX. The report analyzes information that was collected during the 4-part

Five years ago, New Orleans was ground zero in one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Three years later – almost to the day – the city survived another major hurricane with barely a scratch. What happened to make the outcomes of Hurricane Gustav so much different from Katrina? It was the culminations