Climate Change – Glen Sproul dit MacDonald

Time Magazine Interview on California Fires

I was recently interviewed by Time Magazine on the 2017 California wildfire season. The combination of high precipitation in the winter promoting much fine fuel growth, the long period since last significant rainfall and the high summer temperatures being experiences in Southern California have produced a dangerous situation. The main unknown in the equation isContinue reading “Time Magazine Interview on California Fires”

AAG Presidential Column – The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer Glen M. MacDonald October 5, 2016 The Long, Hot Summer2016-10-05T15:29:25+00:00 Featured News, President’s Column 0 Comments It has been a long, hot summer. In July, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released its analysis of global temperatures for the first six months of 2016. Each of these months has setContinue reading “AAG Presidential Column – The Long, Hot Summer”

International Press Coverage on Drought Study

Wow! Our drought study – MacDonald, G. M., Moser, K.A., Bloom, A. M., Potito, A.P., Porinchu, D.F., Holmquist, J.R., Hughes, J. and Kremenetski, K.V. 2016. Prolonged California aridity linked to climate warming and Pacific sea surface temperature. Nature.Com/Sci. Rep. 6, 33325; http://www.nature.com/articles/srep33325 – garnered international press coverage in print, online, television and radio. It wasContinue reading “International Press Coverage on Drought Study”

New Study on Drought by MacDonald Lab

I was the lead author on a new study of California drought based on using lake sediment records from the Sierra Nevada to look at how past climate warming has impacted the Pacific Ocean and California hydroclimate. This work took many years and was a real team effort between the MacDonald Lab’s graduate students andContinue reading “New Study on Drought by MacDonald Lab”

Glen Interviewed on NPR About California Wildfires

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by National Public Radio (NPR) about the current wildfires in California. Give a listen at – http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/08/09/california-forest-fires