Derek Lewis Foundation

06/14/2024

Two consecutive summers of brutal heat and drought have left some parts of Texas with notably low water supplies going into 2024. Check out this article 'Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink' By Dylan Baddour to learn more about Texas' hot summers. To view the article, please visit https://loom.ly/ytrqppY.

Some areas are starting the year with low water reserves, and forecasters don’t expect substantial relief from the weather.

06/12/2024

Brace yourselves, the heat wave is rolling in like an unstoppable force for San Antonio this summer. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/kitoquc

06/10/2024

Check out our newest podcast recommendation, Introducing ‘Planet Texas’. Texans face fires, floods, hurricanes, droughts, freezes, tornadoes and more — and the thing making these big Texas disasters even bigger? Climate change. To listen, please visit, https://loom.ly/FXDlsAY

Everything’s bigger in Texas…including the natural disasters. Texans face fires, floods, hurricanes, droughts, freezes, tornadoes and more – and the thing making these big Texas disasters even bigger? Climate change. In partnership with Planet Texas 2050, this new podcast from The Drag tells s...

06/07/2024

The move away from fossil fuels may exacerbate water scarcity in South Texas. Now, a chemical company has bought the Nueces River’s last remaining water supply in the area. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/T3WGYhs.

06/05/2024

From changing landscapes to shifting priorities, climate change leaves its mark on more than just the environment. Learn how extreme weather impacts texans. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/SOaWEOQ.

06/03/2024

An updated climate report by Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon funded by the bipartisan policy-focused nonprofit Texas 2036 shows the expected average temperature across Texas in 2036 will be about 3 degrees warmer than the average over the last half-century. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/kitoquc.

05/31/2024

You may want to clean out the kiddie pool and dust off the patio furniture early this year. Texas is in for a hot start to summer, according to a national weather outlook. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/BaqNRjI.

05/29/2024

Even with improved drought conditions since this time last year, San Antonio is unlikely to get out of drought as we head into the year’s hottest months. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/kitoquc.

05/26/2024

As a result, hotter temperatures will translate into significantly higher electricity demand in Texas. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/LwIODzQ.

05/21/2024

Nature's plea for a drop of relief: Drought descends. Western Texas is leaning toward seeing a drier summer while the rest of the state should see average precipitation. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/BaqNRjI.

05/06/2024

Climate change is not a problem that governments can solve alone; we need collaboration across regional governments, businesses, and communities as well. To join the efforts to stop climate change, please visit https://loom.ly/aI5Z04c.

04/30/2024

The "Texas Water Journal" highlights the economic importance of water for various sectors, such as agriculture, energy, and urban development, as well as the financial challenges posed by climate-related water risks. For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/yCJjxxk.