Tree kill around the corner from the author’s house in southwest Austin, drought 2011.
As I have been saying in the first two installments of this series, climate change is already much more extreme than most scientists have been predicting. This is mainly because the majority of predictions are based on the “most likely” emissions scenario and because we have not reduced our emissions like climate scientists told us to do we are now on the worst-case emissions scenario path.
Read more — Welcome to Climate Change Texas: What Can Be Done About Climate Change in Texas?
Part 1 — Welcome to Climate Change Texas: Drought and Wildfire
Part 2– Welcome to Climate Change Texas: Have we crossed a threshold?
Part 3 — Welcome to Climate Change Texas: What Can Be Done About Climate Change in Texas?
Extra: Welcome to Climate Change Texas: The Worst-Case Scenario is Happening (expansion and backup)