Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public...
DRI’s Snowpack Runoff Decision Support Tool monitors runoff potential in mountain snowpacks to give water managers and emergency planners unprecedented...
How the cyclical weather pattern interacts with climate change could spark hunger around the world. By Frida Garza, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The oceanic phenomenon known as El Niño,...
Climate change could make historically rare tropical cyclones more common in Southern California, significantly expanding landslide risk across the region...
By David Boutt, UMass Amherst About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026, yet at the same time the country has been seeing more intense downpours. It might seem contradictory, but both are...
Snow and rain in the American West is concentrating at one of the highest rates in the world, researchers found, with implications for ecosystems, water management and this year’s El Niño. By Jake Bolster, Inside Climate News This article originally...
Even regions accustomed to steady rainfall may need to rethink how they manage water. By Chloe Baul, Courthouse News Service Heavier downpours and longer dry stretches, attributed to climate change, are likely leaving less water available for ecosystems, groundwater and...