http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:58:22 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32841 Focusing on the American Midwest, Andrew Robertson analyzes the relationships between floods, weather and climate patters throughout the 20th century.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/29/welcome-back-la-nina/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/29/welcome-back-la-nina/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:35:59 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18368 The components of La Niña are getting ready to tango. But will their performance break any climate records this time around?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/29/welcome-back-la-nina/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/24/fears-of-a-double-dip-la-nina/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/24/fears-of-a-double-dip-la-nina/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:45:27 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17012 You'd be forgiven for thinking its 2008 and not just because of the economic uncertainty. Is there a dreaded double dip La Niña in store, too?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/24/fears-of-a-double-dip-la-nina/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/01/the-role-of-drought-in-the-horn-of-africa-famine/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/01/the-role-of-drought-in-the-horn-of-africa-famine/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:38:15 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16589 Let’s get this out of the way. The current famine in the Horn of Africa isn’t caused by drought. Rather, a complex mix of societal and political factors created a dangerous situation. The worst drought in 60 years (pdf) is what pushed that situation over the edge into a humanitarian crisis. However, just as these [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/01/the-role-of-drought-in-the-horn-of-africa-famine/feed/ 3 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/29/climate-forecasting-oceans-droughts-climate-change-and-other-tools-of-the-trade/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/29/climate-forecasting-oceans-droughts-climate-change-and-other-tools-of-the-trade/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:02:45 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15899 At the International Research Institute for Climate and Society’s monthly climate briefing, talk often focuses on the role that El Niño or La Niña play in driving global climate. With the collapse of La Niña last month, though, IRI’s forecasters now have to rely on different tools to offer forecasts for the coming year. That’s [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/29/climate-forecasting-oceans-droughts-climate-change-and-other-tools-of-the-trade/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/24/r-i-p-la-nina/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/24/r-i-p-la-nina/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:57:30 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=14994 La Niña, we hardly knew ye. This year's iteration of the climate phenomenon nearly set records for strength and riled up world weather for nine months. Now it's dead. What's next?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/05/24/r-i-p-la-nina/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/26/la-nina-still-hanging-on/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/26/la-nina-still-hanging-on/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:51:46 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13882 IRI's latest climate briefing shows a weak La Niña still hanging around. The big question is what will happen next?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/26/la-nina-still-hanging-on/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:00:07 +0000 Lakis Polycarpou http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13525 The Columbia Global Flood Project is based on the conviction that while human beings may not have direct control of where and how much rain falls, there is a great deal more that can be done to manage the risk of extreme flooding around the world.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/12/before-the-flood%e2%80%94predicting-the-deluge/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/21/la-nina-subsiding-atlantic-climate-phenomenon-forming/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/21/la-nina-subsiding-atlantic-climate-phenomenon-forming/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:30:12 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=12994 A return to near normal conditions in the Pacific doesn't mean there aren't other interesting climatic phenomenon afoot.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/21/la-nina-subsiding-atlantic-climate-phenomenon-forming/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/25/el-nino-conditions-imminent/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/25/el-nino-conditions-imminent/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:48:15 +0000 Cathy Vaughan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=904 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/25/el-nino-conditions-imminent/feed/ 2