Climate change

‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon

Living in cities threatened by sea-level rise could be like living near an active volcano, according to NOAA oceanographer William…

6 years ago

Climate change impact on communally managed water systems

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shared fates and experiences in a community can help it withstand changes to water availability due to…

6 years ago

UN promotes nature-based solutions to growing water shortages

Photo Credit: Kelly Fike/USFWS The UN’s annual World Water Development Report 2018 has highlighted the need to use nature to…

6 years ago

Louisiana, Sinking Fast, Prepares to Empty Its Coastal Plain

State weighs buyouts, prohibiting new development, tax hikes Policy could become template for climate adaptation nationwide Louisiana is finalizing a…

6 years ago

An Unusual Partnership for People and Nature

The 17,351-acre Powderhorn Ranch in Calhoun County, one of the few remaining large tracts of intact native coastal prairie and…

6 years ago

Opinion: Desalination plant in Southern California is important to water security

Photo: Workers prepare a desalination plant for service at the Charles Meyer Desalination Facility in Santa Barbara this year. (Jim…

7 years ago

West Coast Ocean Acidification Rates Among Highest In World

The United States is stepping away from the Paris Climate Agreement, but the consequences of climate change will be more…

7 years ago

Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades

Credit: Joe Raedle Getty Images The numbers didn’t add up. Even as Earth grew warmer and glaciers and ice sheets…

7 years ago

The race to save Florida’s devastated coral reef from global warming

The Paris climate agreement is a key factor in preventing further damage to the ecosystem, and the tourism and seafood…

7 years ago

How climate change could threaten the water supply for millions of Californians

When it comes to California and climate change, the predictions are staggering: coastal airports besieged by floodwaters, entire beaches disappearing…

7 years ago