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Bruce Melton : Welcome to Climate Change in Texas

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Tree Kill in Central Texas, drought of 2011. Photo by Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog.Drought and wildfires:Welcome to climate change in Texas By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / December 29, 2011 Environmental researcher and climate change activist … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : Climate Change Texas: The Worst-Case Scenario is Happening

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin, Texas, Late Summer 2011: This is not autumn in Central Texas. These are cedar trees (juniperus Asheii). The fall leaf drop does not begin here until about mid-October and extends through the first of the year. These cedar trees … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : What Can Be Done About Climate Change in Texas?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

What a mess. Even without the fires, our natural environment has been devastated by these droughts. This scene was taken in late August just around the corner from my house in southwest Austin. Fortunately I have only lost a handful … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Welcome to Climate Change Texas: Part ThreeBruce Melton PE[Caption: What a mess. Even without the fires, our natural environment has been devastated by these droughts. This scene was taken in late August just around the corner from my house in … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton : Has Texas Crossed a Climate Threshold?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Downtown Austin seen from near the intersection of Loop 360 and US 290/71 West. This photo was taken in early September 2011. The brownish yellow- and red-leaved trees in the left and bottom right foreground are elms. They naturally shed … Continue reading →

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