State Climatologist Has Eye on the Sky for Texas
John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas state climatologist, has a standard joke: A few years ago, before the start of the most intense drought in state history, almost nobody in Texas knew he existed.
“It’s quite possible even Rick Perry didn’t know we had a state climatologist,” he told an Austin audience recently, to chuckles.
Now, countless public appearances and blog posts later, plenty of Texans have heard about the wry scientist who has become the most prominent expert on the drought. He analyzes weather data and trends and helps the public and policymakers understand issues like how the Texas ...
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Fort Martin Scott Museum Association via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Jacob Kuechler discovered reoccurring periods of severe drought by studying the rings of live oak trees. He published his work in 1859 and might be remembered as the father of Texas Dendrology. He mustered Union loyal troops at our fort who were massacred by Texas Partisan Rangers on the Nueces. during the Civil War.
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry probably thinks a climatologist is a Dr. that looks up your a** looking for the source of greenhouse gases!
Edie Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry won't make that mistake again.
Vickie Brekel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Too funny!!
Martha Dunkelberger via Texas Tribune on Facebook
not only possible, but pretty likely!
Mike McCall
Just a factual note about the first sentence - The current drought is bad, but not nearly as bad as many periods in the history of Texas.
Ronald Shenberger via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Wouldn't you know it's the "Know Nothing Party"