http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/06/17/managing-water-in-a-dry-land/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/06/17/managing-water-in-a-dry-land/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:16 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=37398 Since 2010, the Earth Institute’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society along with UNESCO and their colleagues in Chile have been working with Elqui’s water authority to help them use seasonal forecasts as way to better allocate water and prepare for droughts.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/06/17/managing-water-in-a-dry-land/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/09/the-sahel-is-getting-wetter-but-will-it-last/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/09/the-sahel-is-getting-wetter-but-will-it-last/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:58:04 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36212 New research gives a unifying explanation of the Sahel's past, present and future climate patterns. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/09/the-sahel-is-getting-wetter-but-will-it-last/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:49:59 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32862 Thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite technology, a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale will benefit poor African farmers.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/06/epic-wetness-in-the-greater-new-york-city-region-and-what-broadleaf-trees-have-to-say-about-it/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/06/epic-wetness-in-the-greater-new-york-city-region-and-what-broadleaf-trees-have-to-say-about-it/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:32:12 +0000 Neil Pederson http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=30071 2012 is turning out to be an exceptional year in the eastern US. Starting out with what was essentially a #YearWithoutaWinter, followed by a heat wave in March, a hot summer, Macoun and Cortland apples coming in 2-3 weeks early, and the continuation of a severe drought in the Southern US that expanded into the Midwest [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/06/epic-wetness-in-the-greater-new-york-city-region-and-what-broadleaf-trees-have-to-say-about-it/feed/ 3 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/27/from-birmingham-to-bamako-how-farmers-deal-with-drought/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/27/from-birmingham-to-bamako-how-farmers-deal-with-drought/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:01:53 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29829 A look at the tools and technologies farmers in Mali use to enhance their decision making in the face of droughts and other climate risks.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/27/from-birmingham-to-bamako-how-farmers-deal-with-drought/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/22/whats-holding-water-conservation-back-in-rockland-county/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/22/whats-holding-water-conservation-back-in-rockland-county/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:44:45 +0000 Kim Martineau http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29698 Rockland County’s main water provider, United Water NY, wants to build a treatment plant on the Hudson River that would deliver more freshwater to Rockland taps. As the project awaits state approval, a new debate on water consumption has emerged. Should people be encouraged, or even required, to use less? And if so, how?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/22/whats-holding-water-conservation-back-in-rockland-county/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/17/forecasting-climates-effects-on-global-food-production/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/17/forecasting-climates-effects-on-global-food-production/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:31:10 +0000 Earth Institute http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29554 The worst drought to hit the U.S. in decades has already brought corn yields to a 17-year low and will almost certainly raise food prices. Wealth will soften the blow in the U.S., but in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, prolonged drought has often had deadly consequences. Is there a better way to anticipate climate’s effect on food production? ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/17/forecasting-climates-effects-on-global-food-production/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/16/preparing-for-a-future-of-perpetual-drought/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/16/preparing-for-a-future-of-perpetual-drought/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:45:52 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29532 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that droughts will likely increase in central North America this century. How can we prepare for a future of perpetual drought? ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/16/preparing-for-a-future-of-perpetual-drought/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/29/brief-broadleaf-forest-happenings-tulip-goodness-delighted-about-turkey-and-drought/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/29/brief-broadleaf-forest-happenings-tulip-goodness-delighted-about-turkey-and-drought/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:12:23 +0000 Neil Pederson http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29149 I have to call myself out. Earlier I had professed to being a former coniferphile. That was, of course, silly. I like coniferous trees very much. Half of my business is made from this lovely branch of the tree family. This introduction is a lead in to say that this blog will be quieter while [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/29/brief-broadleaf-forest-happenings-tulip-goodness-delighted-about-turkey-and-drought/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:30:09 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27648 Explore the country of Niger in this visual essay while learning about the importance of seasonal forecasting to the Sahel, one of the poorest and most climate-vulnerable regions in the world.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/feed/ 1