By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced A group of researchers at UC Merced has found that climate change means it takes about three months longer for California to recover from drought, and probably longer. “Climate change has fundamentally changed the odds...
By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward...
From Shannon Brescher Shea, Department of Energy, Office of Science From thirsty agricultural crops to whitewater rafters contemplating a low river, a lack of water is the most obvious in the summertime. Its impact is particularly clear when many people...
Coastal communities, particularly those around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay, face increasing challenges due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic...
By Wynne E. Moss, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Alaska’s boreal forests are declining, as increasing drought stress and fire kill off the next generation of conifer trees. Where boreal forest has disappeared, new plant communities—like grasslands and...
To increase investment in nature-based solutions, new Stanford report recommends increased attention on measuring and verifying carbon and other benefits By Stephanie Ashe Nature-based solutions can play a significant role in combating climate change by removing excess carbon dioxide from...
