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Rare ' triple-dip' La Niñ a climate change to expand drought across U S this winter

10/21/2022 6:46:00 PM

Drought conditions are becoming a greater concern in Texas and other states

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The third straight La Niña winter in the U.S. is likely to cause drought to expand and deepen from California to the Plains, branching out across the Southeast. Drought conditions are becoming a greater concern in Texas and other states How it works:Farmers in multiple states are facing the prospect of a challenging winter wheat season.The new seasonal drought outlook through January depicts a weather pattern that is heavily influenced by a rare, three-winter "La Niña conditions feature cooler-than-average ocean temperatures in the equatorial tropical Pacific. They can influence weather patterns worldwide. as of Tuesday, the largest drought footprint in the Lower 48 states since the Drought Monitor was unveiled in 2000.Some areas got good news Thursday, with wetter conditions likely throughout winter in the Pacific Northwest.Between the lines:Rainfall is coming in shorter torrents, which boosts surface water runoff without replenishing soil moisture, Nielsen-Gammon said. Read more:
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was sentenced Friday after he was found guilty in July of two counts of contempt of Congress. Follow here for the latest live news updates. Read more >> Texas drought could worsen, possible milder winter the NOAA predictsThe NOAA Climate Prediction Center released its winter outlook for the country and it looks like our drought might not get better, Gov. Abbott extending his lead over Beto O'Rourke as election day approaches, poll shows Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is extending his lead over Democrat challenger Beto O'Rourke, according to a newly released University of Texas - Texas Politics Project poll. Poor, Beta. Hopefully 3rd time is the charm and Beto will realize he is not wanted in Texas. Maybe he should go try California or New York Shocked it’s that close. How four Texas university systems are pitching themselves as the best new home for Stephen F. Austin State UniversityThe SFA Board of Regents is expected to decide whether to join a system before the end of the semester. The Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech and University of Texas systems have all expressed interest in adding the Nacogdoches school to their folds. Texas twins walked door-to-door barefoot, carrying handcuffs until someone helped themAfter escaping their caretakers, Texas twins walked door-to-door barefoot, carrying handcuffs until someone helped them Zaikiya Duncan, mom of tortured Texas teens, posted unsettling videos of kids dancingDespite the harrowing accounts, Zaikiya Duncan portrayed the household as anything but a den of horror in social media postings, where she shared seemingly happy photos of her family. For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South TexasNearly half of Hispanic Texans live in the state’s five largest counties, a voting bloc Democrats cannot afford to lose as they struggle to compete in the state’s vast rural areas. LOL, but apparently everywhere else, they don’t seem to have a problem Not all racists are republicans but ALL republicans are racists. Blacks or Hispanics who vote for them do themselves serious harm. It’s over. Texas is Safe Red. Axios on email Data: NOAA; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The third straight La Niña winter in the U.United States , and it looks like our drought will probably get worse.Email Texas governor debate did little to change people's minds, recent poll shows The poll released by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion showed Republican Gov., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. S. is likely to cause drought to expand and deepen from California to the Plains, branching out across the Southeast, NOAA said Thursday. Even though "La Niña" is far away from , it affects the jet stream and tends to shift it towards the north. How it works: Currently, water levels along certain stretches of the Mississippi River are so low that centuries-old shipwrecks are being revealed, and is imperiled. Texas Gov. Farmers in multiple states are facing the prospect of a challenging winter wheat season. SUGGESTED:. After a dry winter, if spring rains falter in Texas, there would be a growing possibility of summer water supply constraints, experts warn. Their first date was in Nacogdoches, where SFA is located. The big picture: The new seasonal drought outlook through January depicts a weather pattern that is heavily influenced by a rare, three-winter " triple dip" La Niña in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Abbott with an 11-point lead, 54% to 43%, over O'Rourke among likely voters in the 2022 election. La Niña conditions feature cooler-than-average ocean temperatures in the equatorial tropical Pacific. They can influence weather patterns worldwide. About 82% of the country was facing at least abnormally dry conditions as of Tuesday, the largest drought footprint in the Lower 48 states since the Drought Monitor was unveiled in 2000.  READ MORE: Libertarian candidate Mark Tippets and Green Party candidate Delilah Barrios each earned support of 1% of voters. Texas is entering the cool season with about 68% of its reservoir storage capacity, which compares to an average of 80% at this time of year, Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon told Axios via email. SFA interim President Steve Westbrook told faculty that the meetings this week were meant to clarify responses to those questionnaires. Yes, but: Some areas got good news Thursday, with wetter conditions likely throughout winter in the Pacific Northwest. What they're saying: “If we don't get replenishment this winter, and especially this spring after La Niña wanes away, water supply issues could become much worse than they were last summer in Texas,” Nielsen-Gammon said. Biden not doing enough about the border Texas Lieutenant Governor Race Poll The UT-Texas Politics poll also shows Republican Lt. Between the lines: Climate change exacerbates weather whiplash, as regions oscillate between drought and flood. During dry periods like Texas is seeing, higher temperatures tend to make the droughts more severe than they otherwise would have been. Rainfall is coming in shorter torrents, which boosts surface water runoff without replenishing soil moisture, Nielsen-Gammon said. Libertarian candidate Shanna Steele received support from 5% of people surveyed. Similar to other universities within a system in Texas, the systems also said SFA would retain control of decision-making about hiring, curriculum and academic programs. Texas illustrates the La Niña and climate change-related swings between drought and deluges. Driving the news: For example, the Dallas metro area saw most of its summer rainfall come in just three weeks between Aug. 10 and Sept. Libertarian candidate Mark Ash saw support from 4% of those surveyed. 5, said Victor Murphy, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. During this period, Dallas experienced a 1,000-year rainstorm with about 15 inches of rain falling across the metro area on August 21-22.1 million acres of land in West Texas that rake in billions of dollars annually. Some 3. 4.01 inches of rain fell at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in just one hour, setting an all-time record. Context: Such extreme precipitation events are consistent with climate studies showing these are becoming more common and severe as temperatures increase. Since that three-week stretch ended, Murphy said, it has “turned bone dry. Trending.” This is the first calendar year with two separate 40-plus day stretches without measurable rainfall at DFW, Murphy said. It also emphasized mental health resources for students. Threat level: Going into the cool season, Murphy said, Texas’ water resources are only about 13% better than they were at this point during the extreme drought in 2011 when supply worries reared their head during a La Niña summer. More people have moved to Texas, increasing water demand since then, Murphy noted. “I shudder to think where we would be right now without that three-week deluge,” he said. Axios on facebook .