PPT-Drought in the Anthropocene

Authors Anne F Van Loon et al Nature Feb 2016 Kimberly Duong March 1 2016 Background This paper describes human influences on drought potential feedbacks between drought and society Land use changes by humans alter hydrologic processes evapotranspiration infiltration surface runoff . Benjamin Lloyd-Hughes. Apologies!. “Very sorry to be unable to join you, please accept my apologies for some rather wordy slides...”. Key message. “We’d like to emulate the best regional practices globally.”. Kevin E Trenberth. NCAR. Warmer air holds more moisture. 4% per °F. Global warming=. More heat .  . More drying. . More . evaporation. . More moisture. More rain. More drought. Drought. TWCA Mid Year Conference. June 16, 2011. Bob Rose, Meteorologist LCRA. Rainfall Since October 1st. Rainfall Since October 1st. Rainfall Since Oct. 1. Midland 0.16. Marfa 0.25. Fort Stockton 0.08. El Paso 0.45. All the what, whys and whos.. Geo-morphology: What is it?. Geo . is the Earth.. Morph. is the change of something.. -Ology . is the study of something.. So,. Geomorphology. . is the study of the change of the Earth.. Mike . Crimmins. Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science. University of Arizona. Acknowledgements. Dan Ferguson. University of Arizona. CLIMAS/Institute of the Environment. Alison . Meadow. University of Arizona. the ‘Human Condition’ in the Anthropocene. The ‘Silence of the Limbs’ in Western Political Theory . Lack of analysis to vulnerability within western political theory, especially liberalism and orthodox economic thinking (exception, green and feminist thinking, Alastair MacIntyre). Event 5. Rajasthan Drought:2002. Drought detected is the well documented Rajasthan drought.. Drought loomed in all the 32 districts of Rajasthan with a deficit rainfall of 53.4%. Approximately 40 million people and 50 million cattle were affected. The water table went down, wells and . Tlamacazapa. , Guerrero, Mexico. Robin Lynch. Hydrology. April 29,2010. Tlamacazapa. , Guerrero. Remote mountain village. Extreme poverty. Water scarcity. Reliant on wells contaminated with arsenic. Source: Google Maps. NCEP. North . American Land Data Assimilation (NLDAS. ):. Implications and Challenges . of. Extending . the Length of the . Climatology. by. Youlong Xia. 1. and Bala Narapusetty. 2. . Katie Born. Goal. Map the drought severity in the Austin-Lake Travis Lakes Subbasin against the elevation of the Lake Travis reservoir . Lake Travis. Reservoir created in 1942 with the construction of Mansfield Dam by the Lower Colorado . Mike . Crimmins. Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science. University of Arizona. Acknowledgements. Dan Ferguson. University of Arizona. CLIMAS/Institute of the Environment. Alison . Meadow. University of Arizona. Goal. Map the drought severity in the Austin-Lake Travis Lakes Subbasin against the elevation of the Lake Travis reservoir . Lake Travis. Reservoir created in 1942 with the construction of Mansfield Dam by the Lower Colorado . How are human bodies affected by and responding to the Anthropocene context? . What are the consequences for health and wellbeing of ongoing environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and climate change?. why does it matter?. Contents. Slides 3, 4 & 5: . Introduction to the Anthropocene . Slide 6:. . People and the planet: Wildlife Photographer of the Year video. Slide 7:. . Plants Under Pressure video.