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Climate Blue

  1. Flooding in Southeast Michigan Summer 2021

    Are we really talking about the weather?

    Remember when talk of the weather was considered dull conversation? Ah, those were the days.

  2. Flaming earth graphic from Al Gore film "An Inconvenient Truth"

    Will the Earth be habitable in 2100?

    The short answer: “Of course,” says Ricky Rood. As for the long answer? It’s a little more complicated.

  3. Woman watches waves on the highway

    Reality Check

    Can’t we all just get along? Ricky Rood analyzes the divide between so-called ‘real science’ and ‘gentlemen’s science.’

  4. Surface air temperature graphic

    The hot topic of temperature analysis

    Analyzing temperature records can lead to heated debate, says Ricky Rood.

  5. Winter 2021 brought a climate crisis to Texas,

    The eyes of Texas are on you

    While pundits focus on the political fallout of Texas’s climate disaster, Ricky Rood has more pressing concerns.

  6. melting ice

    Are you experienced?

    Ricky Rood evaluates the impressive ‘climate credentials’ held by the Biden administration.

  7. Derecho destroys house, 2020

    Looking back, moving forward

    As we kick 2020 to the curb, Ricky Rood says climate and COVID don’t follow the conventions of our calendar.

  8. The White House

    Clean-up crew

    Ricky Rood projects potential climate impacts under a new U.S. presidential administration.

  9. Can we turn COVID into a climate opportunity?

    On a clear day, you can see … smoke?

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