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2024

Why Did Brooklyn’s Biggest Park Light Up in Flames?, Slate, November 12, 2024
Increased Risk of Fires in Boston, NBC10 Boston, November 4, 2024
Has this been the hottest summer on record in Massachusetts?, WWLP 22 News, September 5, 2024
We Ruined Rain, The Atlantic, June 20, 2024
The Earth had its warmest May ever, the 12th record-breaking month in a row. How does New England stack up?, Boston Globe, May 31, 2024 (PDF copy)
NOAA forecasts a rough upcoming hurricane season, WWLP 22 News, May 28, 2024
Last 4 months were the wettest on record for parts of New England, New England Public Media, April 4, 2024
Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle — the effects will have global consequences, The Conversation, March 5, 2024
We Know the Arctic is Warming—What Will Changing River Flows Do to its Environment?, UMass-Amherst news release, March 5, 2024
Warmest winter on record in Massachusetts, WWLP 22 News, March 4, 2024
Southern New England experienced warm, wet winter, climate researchers say, The Republican, March 4, 2024
‘I wanted to go sledding’: The big snow bummer, Boston Globe, February 13, 2024
WBUR radio interview, Boston NPR (WBUR), January 15, 2024
Massachusetts sees record-setting temperatures, precipitation in 2023, Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 14, 2024
In the Northeast and around the world, 2023 shattered warm weather records, Berkshire Eagle, January 11, 2024
2023 Among the Hottest, Rainiest Years on Record in Western Mass, The Shoestring, January 5, 2024

2023

Weather whiplash, wildfire smoke and flooding rains — a look back at the extreme weather of 2023, Boston Globe, December 26, 2023
The plants tell the story: Massachusetts’ coldest days not nearly so cold, Boston Globe, November 17, 2023
Record warmth fades, November weather ahead, WWLP 22 News, October 20, 2023
With flashier floods and stronger hurricanes, ‘I don’t think we know what normal is anymore’, Boston Globe, September 13, 2023
With swings from drought to flooding, Northeast region reeling from ‘weather whiplash’, Greenfield Recorder, August 4, 2023
All that rain in July set records across the Northeast, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, August 3, 2023
“We’re Not in the Same Boat”: Flood Impacts Felt Unevenly Across Valley, The Shoestring, July 14, 2023
Heavy rain to become more frequent with climate change, experts say: ‘We’re heading into a new normal’, Boston Globe, July 10, 2023
Climate expert concerned by recent ‘abnormal’ heat pattern, Western Mass News, July 7, 2023
A Big “Red Flag”, The Shoestring, April 14, 2023
Here’s why climate change may bring heavier snowstorms to the Berkshires like that nor’easter we just had, Berkshire Eagle, March 29, 2023
Western Massachusetts just had its third-warmest winter on record, Berkshire Eagle, March 10, 2023
Winter in Massachusetts is again one for the record books, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, March 10, 2023
UMass analysis: Massachusetts sees warmest winter on record, Western Mass News, March 9, 2023
Record warmth in January raises concerns of environmental impacts, Greenfield Recorder, February, 20, 2023
Increased January rainfall ends drought in Massachusetts, New England Public Media, February 14, 2023
How — and why — to heat-proof your home before summer, Boston.com, February 10, 2023
Researchers: This Past January Was Massachusetts’ Hottest On Record, WBZ Radio, February 8, 2023
2022 marked sixth-warmest year on record for Massachusetts, Greenfield Recorder, January 18, 2023
2022 was 6th warmest year on record for Massachusetts, WCVB Boston, January 13, 2023
‘Boston is losing the frozen season’: Analysis of 2022 temperatures raises concern about impact of climate change on Mass., Boston Globe, January 12, 2023
Massachusetts had its sixth hottest year on record in 2022, 22 News WWLP, January 11, 2023
2022 was sixth-warmest year on record in Massachusetts, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, January 11, 2023

2022

Winter Is Coming: Can Homeowners Withstand Another Polar Vortex This Year?, MoneyGeek, December 2, 2022
What is lake-effect snow? A climate scientist explains, The Conversation, November 18, 2022
Getting Answers: global warming’s impact on floods and droughts in western Mass., WGGB Western Mass News, October 3, 2022
Climate change at home: Region’s forecast is hotter, wetter, Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 23, 2022
Labor Day floods offer a glimpse into our climate future, Boston Globe, September 6, 2022
16th driest July on record comes in sharp contrast to 2021’s wettest conditions, Greenfield Recorder, August 8, 2022
As Boston heat records fall, scientists see climate change’s fingerprints, Boston Globe, August 8, 2022
Springfield’s top health official ‘very concerned’ about latest heat wave, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), August 3, 2022
Heat wave breaks at last, bringing merciful highs in the low 80s to Massachusetts — but don’t celebrate for long, MassLive, July 27, 2022
Massachusetts doesn’t have a state climatologist. Here’s why that matters, Boston Globe, July 10, 2022
Massachusetts summer expected to be hotter, wetter than average, but as climatologists say: ‘normal has changed’, MassLive, June 27, 2022
Weather Special, 22 News (WWLP), May 22, 2022
Understanding climate change and what you can do to slow it, Mass Appeal, April 22, 2022
Forum in South Deerfield examines ways to band together to fight climate change, Greenfield Recorder, April 3, 2022
Heavier and more intense snowstorms to blast Massachusetts due to climate change: UMass scientist, Boston Herald, February 3, 2022
Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms, The Conversation, February 2, 2022
Groundhog Day: Will Punxsutawney Phil be correct in 2022? Climate patterns indicate an early spring, MassLive, February 1, 2022
The town pond looks frozen: Is it safe to skate on it? Fish on it? Drive my pickup truck on it?, MassLive, January 26, 2022
Last year was the third-warmest on record in Massachusetts, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), January 11, 2022
2021 was Massachusetts’ third-warmest year since 1895, Berkshire Eagle, January 10, 2022

2021

In a record-breaking year of weather, signs of a changed world, Boston Globe, December 28, 2021
It’s going to be a warm week across the eastern US this week, Boston Globe, December 12, 2021
UMass researchers find 2021 meteorological autumn 3rd warmest on record, 22 News (WWLP), December 10, 2021
Climate change interview, Afternoon Buzz (WHMP), December 9, 2021
Too much of a good thing: Area farmers cope with losses from wet summer, Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 15, 2021
Northeast records warmest October on record, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), November 10, 2021
Boston reports 4th warmest October on record, Worcester reports 11th warmest, MassLive, November 4, 2021
Colder, snowier winter predicted by National Weather Service with second La Nina winter in a row; Still, overall climate trends continue to warm, MassLive, October 21, 2021
Carbon Dissolved in Arctic Rivers Affects Our World—Here’s How to Study It, University of Massachusetts News Release, October 12, 2021
It was a record-hot summer. Then a (nearly) record-hot September. Get used to it, Boston Globe, October 1, 2021
Northern Hemisphere had historic temperatures and second hottest summer on record, NOAA says, MassLive, September 15, 2021
Massachusetts had the second warmest August and warmest minimum temperatures on record this summer, MassLive, September 10, 2021
2021 has been warmer and wetter: Boston had the warmest and 3rd wettest summer on record, Worcester had 4th wettest summer, 11th warmest on record, MassLive, September 7, 2021
As Massachusetts experiences heat wave, climate data from last 125 years suggests Northeast experienced most, MassLive, August 13, 2021
What The UN Climate Change Report Could Mean For The Northeast, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), August 10, 2021
July 2021 is officially the wettest Massachusetts July in history, breaking previous record by 1.34 inches, MassLive, August 6, 2021
Welcome to the Climate Apocalypse. (It will get worse.), Boston Globe, July 24, 2021
Sick of the rain? Get in line, say Berkshires farmers. But the blueberries don’t seem to mind, Berkshire Eagle, July 24, 2021
A Region Of Rain: July On Pace To Be One Of The Wettest On Record, New England Public Media, July 20, 2021
Evaluating Climate Change’s Role In New England’s Summer Of Extreme Weather, New England Public Media, July 20, 2021

2020

Cloudy and chilly — payback for winter, Robert Miller, The Register Citizen, May 10, 2020

2019

Arctic conditions changing with thawing permafrost, UMass Amherst researcher finds, Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 26, 2019
Thawing Permafrost Affecting Northern Alaska’s Land-to-Ocean River Flows, University of Massachusetts News Release, December 18, 2019
WEATHER SPECIAL: Impacts of climate change across western Massachusetts, 22 News (WWLP), November 27, 2019
September was dry, but overall, climate change is increasing rainfall, 22 News (WWLP), October 1, 2019
Western Massachusetts experiences 6th warmest July on record, 22 News (WWLP), August 2, 2019
Report: Killer heat could plague region if climate change left unchecked, Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 16, 2019
The Path to Preparedness: Floods, 22 News (WWLP), May 14, 2019
2018 was rainiest year in Amherst since 1888, Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 2, 2019
2018 was one of the rainiest on record for parts of New England, MassLive, January 2, 2019
2nd wettest year in Amherst, 22 News (WWLP), January 2, 2019

2018

Record rainfall has brought the Quabbin Reservoir to capacity, 22 News (WWLP), December 14, 2018
Early cold temperatures has local residents thinking it’s winter, 22 News (WWLP), December 14, 2018
Quabbin Reservoir at full capacity, Greenfield Recorder, December 14, 2018
Wetter weather weighing on local farmers, Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 12, 2018
Yes, it has been wetter than usual; UMass scientists say trend will continue, MassLive, December 5, 2018
It Was Just About Boston’s Rainiest Fall On Record, Boston NPR (WBUR), December 4, 2018
‘Serial Nor’easters’ Produce One Of The Wettest Falls Ever In New England, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), December 3, 2018
Chicopee breaks record for wettest year, 22 News (WWLP), December 3, 2018
One of the Wettest Autumns on Record is Observed in New England, University of Massachusetts News Release, December 3, 2018
Massachusetts Tornado Outbreak, WBZ Radio, November 2, 2018
Hurricane Maria: A Look Back, (at 1:40 to 2:40), Connecting Point (WGBY), September 20, 2018
Thought this winter was warm? Wait until the coming years, Valley Advocate, March 2, 2018

2017

Could a Hurricane Harvey happen in Massachusetts?, MassLive, August 28, 2017
Climate change interview (begins at 12:40), Bill Newman show, WHMP radio, Northampton MA – , August 25, 2017
April Rains Free Most Of Massachusetts From Drought Status, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), May 1, 2017
Taking on climate change: Study conducted by the Northeast Climate Science Center at UMass Amherst, Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 12, 2017
Weather watchers link unheard-of February tornado to unseasonable warmth, Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 27, 2017
How can we predict the hottest year on record when weather forecasts are so uncertain? The Conversation, January 18, 2017

2016

Our winters will soon be shorter, warmer, and less snowy. And that’s scary, scientists say, Boston Globe, September 16, 2016
Study: By 2050, Mass. Winters Could Have As Few As 20 Days With Temps Below Freezing, WBUR, September 16, 2016
Study Points to Sharp Decline in Sub-Freezing Days Across North America , University of Massachusetts News Release, September 14, 2016
The state of the Valley’s environment, Valley Advocate, May 12, 2016
Northampton group complains of 91 natural gas leaks, Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 12, 2016
Climate Change, Connecting Point (WGBY), January 25, 2016

2015

Record Warmth In Northeast As Winter Arrives, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), December 23, 2015
Climate accords in Paris success but just a beginning, UMass climate scientist says, MassLive, December 15, 2015
Record breaking warmth reported across the Northeast this fall, 22 News (WWLP), December 2, 2015
Will the Arctic shift from a carbon sink to a carbon source? The Conversation, November 6, 2015
Massachusetts has more aggressive plan than new federal rule reducing power plants’ greenhouse gas emissions, Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 6, 2015
Scientists Too Pessimistic in Carbon Predictions, The Australian, July 29, 2015
Scientists Too Pessimistic in Carbon Predictions, The Australian, July 29, 2015
Northern Forests Falter in Combating Climate Change, Scientific American, July 28, 2015
Climate Models Disagree on Strength of Carbon Land Sink Across Northern Eurasia, University of Massachusetts News Release, July 28, 2015
El Nino and New England Weather, WBZ News Radio 1030, July 23, 2015
El Nino considered 85% likely through the winter, 22 News (WWLP), June 15, 2015
Warmest May on Record, NBC Connecticut, June 1, 2015
New England’s epic winter gives way to unusually dry spring, Associated Press, May 30, 2015
Climate Change in 2015, The Academic Minute, March 26, 2015
Will A Snow Record-Shattering Winter Turn Into Spring Ice Jams?, New England Public Radio (WFCR), March 4, 2015
UMass experts confirm regional cold records, The Greenfield Recorder, March 4, 2015
February Sets Records For Cold Temperatures, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), March 3, 2015
Long time going: Cold, snowy February to be remembered, Worcester Telegram, March 3, 2015
Record Cold Is An Anomaly, Not A Shift In Climate Change, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), March 2, 2015
February was coldest ever on record in Amherst, and elsewhere, Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 1, 2015
Coldest February in 180 years in Western Mass, 22 News (WWLP), March 1, 2015
Scientists consider engineering Earth’s atmosphere, 22 News (WWLP), February 11, 2015
2014 was planet’s warmest year on record, but not in cooler-than-average Northeast, MassLive, January 16, 2015
Globally, 2014 Was Warmest on Record, but Not in Northeast, University of Massachusetts News Release, January 16, 2015

2014

Is this warm weather an “Indian Summer?”, 22 News (WWLP), September 29, 2014
Climate Assessment Report, Connecting Point (WGBY), May 19, 2014 (interview begins at 01:30)
What The Climate Impact Report Means For Western New England, New England Public Radio, WFCR, May 8, 2014
Temps to increase even higher by the end of the century, 22 News (WWLP), May 6, 2014
Report on climate change shows a detailed picture that should not be ignored, The Springfield Republican, April 16, 2014
Looking Back & Looking Forward, WHDH TV 7NEWS, March 17, 2021
Possible El Niño conditions projected, 22 News (WWLP), March 11, 2014
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Western Mass., ABC 40 (WGGB), January 14, 2014

2013

Climate change interview (begins at 27:15), Bill Newman show, WHMP radio, Northampton MA – , December 27, 2013
Recent Nor’easter Was a Storm of Historic Proportions, University of Massachusetts News Release, February 11, 2013

2012

UMass Amherst Climate Modelers See Possible Warmer, Wetter Northeast Winters by 2070, Says UMass Amherst Climate Scientist, University of Massachusetts News Release, December 12, 2012
Current Weather Trends, Connecting Point (WGBY), October 11, 2012 (interview begins at 01:45)
How Arctic Melt Could Affect Weather in New England, New England Public Radio (WFCR), September 21, 2012
A Warm Fall Could Extend Mosquito Season, Threat of Mosquito-bourne Illnesses, New England Public Radio (WFCR), September 14, 2012
40 In The Morning (WGGB), July 5, 2012
Warming trend continues with spring temperatures in New England, Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 8, 2012
Monthly weather/climate segment, WGBH Radio, June 6, 2012
40 In The Morning (WGGB), June 4, 2012
Warmest spring ever for parts of New England, 22 News (WWLP), June 4, 2012
Spring Temperatures Among Warmest on Record, New England Public Radio (WFCR),, June 4, 2012
UMass Climatologist, Connecting Point (WGBY), May 1, 2012
Monthly weather/climate segment, WGBH Radio, May 1, 2012
Northeast Saw One of the Warmest, Least Snowy Winters on Record, University of Massachusetts News Release, March 6, 2012
Loving A Woolen-Free Winter, Beef Calves Come Earlier Than Usual, Hamilton-Wenham Patch, February 18, 2012
2011’s wild weather: What does it mean?, Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 1, 2012
SNOW SHOWS UP: New accumulation might help January catch up to Taunton’s yearly average, Taunton Daily Gazette, January 21, 2012
Region weathering unseasonable lack of snow, Boston Globe, January 3, 2012

2011

Climatologist, Connecting Point (WGBY), November 8, 2011
Rare October Snow, New England Public Radio (WFCR), November 7, 2011
Historic October Snowstorm Will Go Down in Record Books Across Storm-Weary Southern New England, University of Massachusetts News Release, November 1, 2011
Community Corner with Michael Rawlins, Northeast Public Radio (WAMC), September 8, 2011
Global Warming, Mass Appeal (WWLP), April 22, 2011
As Spring Arrives, Massachusetts and Connecticut Bid Good Riddance to One Very Snowy, Cold Winter, University of Massachusetts News Release, March 21, 2011
Don’t confuse climate with the weather, Springfield Republican, March 20, 2011
Record snowfall could mean growing trend, Massachusetts Daily Collegian, February 9, 2011
The year of the shovel, Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 5, 2011
Breaking records for snowfall, The Greenfield Recorder, February 3, 2011
No surprise: January snow breaks records, Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 3, 2011
Arctic Fence Involved in Erratic Weather, New England Public Radio (WFCR), February 2, 2011
UMass Climatologist Says January Brought Record Snow Across Massachusetts, Southern New England, University of Massachusetts News Release, February 2, 2011
Inches add up as Pittsfield sets snow records, Berkshire Eagle, January 29, 2011
Arctic ice loss may boost cold, snow here, Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 27, 2011
Temperature Changes, New England Public Radio (WFCR) January 6, 2011

2010

UMass Transit encourages students, residents, to hop on for climate change, Massachusetts Daily Collegian, November 29, 2010
Arctic Freshwater Cycle is Intensifying Consistent with Climate Warming, say UMass Amherst Researcher and International Team, University of Massachusetts News Release, June 24, 2010

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