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Another Record Month of Heat

August 2016 was the warmest August in 136 years.

Once again we have a record month of heat, see August 2016 was the warmest August in 136 years.

What does this mean for emergency managers?

  • Possible record rain and snow events for this fall and winter
  • Increased likelihood of bigger and more frequent tropical depressions and maybe hurricanes
  • Invasive species moving north, causing havoc with forests and other aspects of nature — more dead trees and wildfires
  • A continuing debate on what is causing the planet to warm up
Or, maybe not ...

 

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.