In the agricultural heartland of the Northwest Pacific, a water plan that protects people and nature
After facing 5 years of drought in 15 years, partners in Washington's Yakima River Basin developed a new water plan that aims to make farms, fish, and families in the region more resilient to climate variability and change.
Mild days—perfect for an outdoor picnic or a nice hike—are expected to drop about 14 percent by the end of the century, according to new research.
Flooding concerns at Oroville Dam as water levels reach capacity
February 14, 2017
January 2017 brings the heat down under in Australia
February 10, 2017
Springtime melting and retreating sea ice allowed more sunlight to reach the upper layers of the ocean, stimulating widespread blooms of algae and other tiny marine plants which form the base of the marine food chain: a sign of the rapid changes occurring in a warming Arctic.
Lake effect snow buries parts of the Great Lakes in December 2016
December 29, 2016
Warming sea surface temperatures from climate change are pushing populations of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) farther north than ever before.
Trees within a city can help reduce urban heat, control stormwater, and provide habitat to local wildlife. As climate conditions change, a Chicago group is working to enhance the reilience of the city's urban forest.