Keep Up with Climate News with the IRI Climate Information Digest

Every month the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University publishes the IRI Climate Information Digest, an online publication that covers recent climate anomalies around the globe and their societal impacts with an emphasis on climatic hazards, health, energy/water resources, and agriculture. The articles provide context for IRI seasonal climate forecasts and El Nino-Southern Oscillation updates, which can also be found on the site. This month's hot topics:

• Failed short rains in Greater Horn exacerbate food security situation
  
• Wildfires in south-central United States blamed on severe drought conditions
  
• Flooding in Malawi and Mozambique: Forecast indicates more abnormally heavy rainfall may be on the way