Sierra Club: Climate Change, Water-related Weather Extremes & the City’s Drought Preparation and Management

Please spread the word — and do come to the March Sierra Club meeting,6:30 pm on March 15, at the EcoCentro, 1802 No. Main (NE corner at Locust), bus route # 90; for further info, contact Meredith McGuire– mmcguire@trinity.edu (o) 210-999-8560 (h) 830-980-4390

CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER RELATED WEATHER EXTREMES, AND THE CITY’S DROUGHT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT

State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon will present scientific updates on Climate Change, with specific attention to Texas climate issues, especially drought, flooding, and the current El Niño.

After Dr. Nielson-Gammon’s talk, we’ll have a brief presentation by Mike Mecke and Meredith McGuire on what San Antonio needs to do to increase our community’s drought preparedness and drought management, especially in light of climate change.
General discussion will follow.

Mike Mecke is a water resources and planning specialist who grew up in S.A. and worked for SAWS for many years before moving to Kerrville and working for Texas Water Resources; in retirement, he’s a volunteer environmental advocate. If he’s unable to make the trip from Kerrville, Dr. McGuire, Co-Chair of the Alamo Group’s Conservation Committee, will present his prerecorded or written message, and add her own information and brief commentary on specific drought-preparedness challenges in San Antonio