California’s water supplies are in trouble
California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada
Roger Bales, University of California, Merced
California is preparing...
US planning for wind energy expansion
Biden calls for a big expansion of offshore wind – here’s how officials decide where the turbines may go
David Cash, University of Massachusetts Boston
The Biden...
Thawing Alaska permafrost is accelerating bridge deterioration
Rural Alaska has a bridge problem as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier with climate change
Guangqing Chi, Penn State; Davin Holen, University of...
NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is...
JPL.NASA.gov
The finding comes out of an effort to map where vegetation is emitting and soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Earth’s trees and plants...
Environmental DNA: ecologists powerful new tool
Scientists at work: We use environmental DNA to monitor how human activities affect life in rivers and streams
Marie Simonin, Inrae and Emily S. Bernhardt, Duke...
Exposure to toxic dust causing chronic health conditions for 9/11 survivors
9/11 survivors’ exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded
Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University
The...
How Arctic warming can trigger extreme cold waves like the Texas...
A new study makes the connection between Arctic warming and extreme cold waves like the Texas freeze –
Mathew Barlow, University of Massachusetts Lowell and...
How hurricane Ida turned into a monster
Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico – here’s what happened
Nick Shay, University of Miami
As...
NASA mission builds understanding of Greenland glacier collapse
NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip
Carol Rasmussen - JPL.NASA.Gov
By dropping probes from a plane into the ocean, the pioneering...
Climate change intensifying the water cycle
The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and flooding
Mathew Barlow, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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