Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate

The US Climate Change Science Program has a new report on on extreme climate change. Nothing new to those who read the daily weather reports:
- more frequent and intense downpours, and higher proportion of total rainfall in heavy precipitation events (hello Iowa…)
- Increase in area affected by drought.
- fewer cold days and nights
- hotter and more frequent hot days and spells
- more frequent heat waves
- more intense hurricanes.

A few days in Santa Fe

We’ve been in Santa Fe for a few days of exploring. It’s been bitter cold–about 20F at night, and about 30F during the day, and breezy to boot. It snowed about an inch thursday, on top of about five inches that arrived before we did. Snow on the Santa Fe plaza — brrrrrrr:

But we’ve had a good time. Highlights:

• Trying lots of Southwest food. Our favorite was The Shed, although my Huevos Motulenos at Pasqual’s was great.
• The Site Santa Fe gallery, where we saw the moving “The Disappeared” exhibit.
• The San Miguel Chapel, which is the oldest church in the U.S.
• A spectacular drive to Abiquiu and the Ghost Ranch, which were Georgia O’Keeffe’s hangouts in New Mexico.
• The O’Keeffe Museum was a disappointment to me. I was hoping to see the classic O’Keeffe’s, but they weren’t there. But I did like this “Starlit Night” watercolor:

  

  More Santa Fe photos on Flickr.