Climate change

Climate-Equitable Water

The failure to meet basic needs for safe water and sanitation worldwide is one of the great tragedies of our…

4 years ago

Wall Street spends millions to buy up Washington state water

Photo: Don Lundgren’s family ranch sits next to the Chewuch River. Lundgren hoped to sell water rights to Crown Columbia…

5 years ago

With nowhere to hide from rising seas, Boston prepares for a wetter future

Photo: ON THE RISE Bostonians are getting used to flooding. Morrissey Boulevard (shown), near the campus of University of Massachusetts…

5 years ago

Extreme water stress affects a quarter of the world’s population, say experts

17 countries including India, home to 1.3 billion people, are identified as having ‘extremely high’ water stress. Photograph: Pratik Chorge/Hindustan…

5 years ago

Water Urbanism

The Urban Design Program at Columbia is investigating climate resilience at multiple scales and collaborating with partners in institutions around…

5 years ago

From Atlantic City to Key West: 21 beach towns that will soon be under water

Photo: Tropical Depression Barry was a hurricane when it hit Cypremort Point, Louisiana. USA TODAY Network drone pilots captured video…

5 years ago

IAEA Develops New Method to Track Sources of Water Pollution

Photo: Excessive nitrate in lakes, seas and rivers can increase algae growth that can lead to toxic blue-green blooms. The…

5 years ago

Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048

The apocalypse has a new date: 2048. That's when the world's oceans will be empty of fish, predicts an international…

5 years ago

Trump plan to allow new fracking on California coast, Central Valley moves forward

Photo: Hydraulic fracturing is currently used on between 10 to 20 percent of all oil and gas wells on public…

5 years ago

Safeguarding oceans from climate change a global responsibility

Article/op-ed by Seychelles President Danny Faure. Image Credit: Hugo A. Sanchez/©Gulf News There was a strong reason why I delivered…

5 years ago