by Becca Edwards | May 29, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Memorial weekend saw extreme heat across a large portion of the State of Texas. My family was scheduled to go camping and hiking Sunday and Monday at Enchanted Rock. We chose Memorial Day weekend for the outing because that is early enough in the summer that our...
by Becca Edwards | May 29, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Springtime is severe weather in Texas, so it is not unusual to see thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes this time of year. What has been unusual is the frequency and severity of the severe weather. A brief survey of the storm reports for Texas available at the National...
by Becca Edwards | May 24, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
A global sea surface temperature anomaly plot showing cooler than average sea surface temperatures in the eastern Equatorial Pacific, indicating the beginning of the cool phase of the ENSO climate oscillation, also called "La Niña". In the US we often hear the...
by Becca Edwards | May 17, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Severe thunderstorms slammed into Houston Thursday evening bringing winds upwards of hurricane force over a large section of densely populated Harris County. The storms knocked down trees and crumpled electrical utility towers, knocking out power for 40% of residents....
by Bee Moorhead | May 3, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Guest blog post by Rev. Mel Caraway and Rev. Phil Dieke Texas Impact board members meet with Tajikistani faith and civil society leaders in Dallas We had a great meeting today with a delegation from Tajikistan on “International Religious Freedom.” Their...
by Madison Turner | May 3, 2024 | 787 EcoFaith Dialogues, Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Living in Texas has heightened one of my family’s hobbies in my life: birdwatching. Birdwatching used to be something we would do in my family when sitting down with my grandparents after church. We would chat and look at the chickadees and barn swallows grazing. Now...