Benjamin Cook
@dustybowl.bsky.social
Climate scientist studying drought, land surface processes, climate extremes. https://www.drbenjamincook.net/
how i feel about @zentouro.info 's latest Ph.D. chapter
July 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
how i feel about @zentouro.info 's latest Ph.D. chapter
FWIW, here's the observed Dodge City record. A bit short, but you can see the 1930s stand out, even compared to the 1950s drought
May 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
FWIW, here's the observed Dodge City record. A bit short, but you can see the 1930s stand out, even compared to the 1950s drought
Seasonal outlook suggests continued intensification of drought across Southwest, Northern Plains, and Southeast, consistent with cold tropical Pacific forcing (2/2)
March 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Seasonal outlook suggests continued intensification of drought across Southwest, Northern Plains, and Southeast, consistent with cold tropical Pacific forcing (2/2)
Latest US Drought monitor not looking so great (1/2)
March 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Latest US Drought monitor not looking so great (1/2)
New work suggests much of North and South America were drier during the mid-Pliocene, last period in the pre-industrial with CO2 levels similar to today
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from Tierney et al: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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from Tierney et al: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
February 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New work suggests much of North and South America were drier during the mid-Pliocene, last period in the pre-industrial with CO2 levels similar to today
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from Tierney et al: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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from Tierney et al: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
What a weird title for this graph (source: www.statista.com/chart/19832/...)
January 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What a weird title for this graph (source: www.statista.com/chart/19832/...)
Seasonal forecasts highlight ongoing influence of cold tropical Pacific SSTs, with high likelihood of below normal precipitation across the southern US for JFM
iri.columbia.edu/our-expertis...
iri.columbia.edu/our-expertis...
January 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Seasonal forecasts highlight ongoing influence of cold tropical Pacific SSTs, with high likelihood of below normal precipitation across the southern US for JFM
iri.columbia.edu/our-expertis...
iri.columbia.edu/our-expertis...
Latest US Drought Monitor to kick off the new year!
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
Spotty dryness across the Missouri River Basin, Southwest, and eastern US
Forecast is pretty dry for the Northeast, so expect this to continue for at least the next couple of weeks in this area
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
Spotty dryness across the Missouri River Basin, Southwest, and eastern US
Forecast is pretty dry for the Northeast, so expect this to continue for at least the next couple of weeks in this area
January 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Latest US Drought Monitor to kick off the new year!
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
Spotty dryness across the Missouri River Basin, Southwest, and eastern US
Forecast is pretty dry for the Northeast, so expect this to continue for at least the next couple of weeks in this area
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
Spotty dryness across the Missouri River Basin, Southwest, and eastern US
Forecast is pretty dry for the Northeast, so expect this to continue for at least the next couple of weeks in this area
Some significant improvement in drought for a few areas. I except some similar improvement for the northeast after the recent rain this last week.
November 22, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Some significant improvement in drought for a few areas. I except some similar improvement for the northeast after the recent rain this last week.
Yeah, absolutely not. Like, if this is what we are supposed to be using AI for, what even is the point of any of it?
November 17, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Yeah, absolutely not. Like, if this is what we are supposed to be using AI for, what even is the point of any of it?
9-Month Standardized Precipitation Index really highlighting widespread and severe nature of drought across the Mediterranean
www.drought.gov/international
www.drought.gov/international
September 18, 2024 at 12:36 PM
9-Month Standardized Precipitation Index really highlighting widespread and severe nature of drought across the Mediterranean
www.drought.gov/international
www.drought.gov/international
It's Thursday, so it's Drought Monitor Update Day. In some ways, the most remarkable feature is the intense drought in West Virginia and southern Ohio, driven by much below average rainfall over this last summer
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
September 12, 2024 at 3:56 PM
It's Thursday, so it's Drought Monitor Update Day. In some ways, the most remarkable feature is the intense drought in West Virginia and southern Ohio, driven by much below average rainfall over this last summer
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/202...
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
1580 was quite the banger! 1934 was remarkable too, if you want to look more recently.
November 1, 2023 at 3:32 PM
1580 was quite the banger! 1934 was remarkable too, if you want to look more recently.
FWIW, many regions are expected to experience increased drought in response to climate change, EVEN when plant processes are included. e.g.: science.org/doi/full/10.... agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10
October 24, 2023 at 4:48 PM
FWIW, many regions are expected to experience increased drought in response to climate change, EVEN when plant processes are included. e.g.: science.org/doi/full/10.... agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10