Unprecedented Temperature Anomalies in 2023 — Hottest Year On Record
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European … [continued]
Water
Biden–Harris Administration $80 Million Investing in America Agenda to Improve Flood Prediction
Funding supports NOAA’s efforts to upgrade the National Water Model and expand Flood Inundation Mapping services Last month, the Department … [continued]
NYC Gets Month’s Worth of Rain in Just Hours
New York City came to a standstill last week after intense rainfall caused flash flooding across much of the city. … [continued]
Fresh Water Is In Critically Short Supply — Desalinization Could Help
Two groups of researchers have devised new ways of desalinization that rely solely on the power of sunlight to make fresh water.
Houston Wants Feds To Waste Billions On Dike To Protect It From Climate Change
The Oil Belt will join the Rust Belt in the economically withered parts of America. Throwing money at protecting it makes no sense.
Reflecting America’s Accelerating Shift to Clean Energy, Interior Department Announces Fewest Offshore Oil & Gas…
Plan phases down oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico; will enable offshore wind program to continue to rapidly grow. Proposed program includes zero oil and gas lease sales in the Atlantic, Pacific and Alaskan waters.
The Story of the Historic Cleanup & Revitalization of the Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma’s Waterfront
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series on this story. Watch this entire documentary on one of the earliest … [continued]
Louisiana’s Saltwater Problem Shows Us How Climate Change Can Have Complex, Unanticipated Consequences
According to news reports like this one, southern Louisiana is having some serious problems with water that are only going … [continued]
Could Hawaii Repurpose Pearl Harbor’s Fuel Storage For Pumped Hydro?
Someone should look seriously at Red Hill and do more than this napkin math. 140 MWh of high-efficiency storage that reuses existing infrastructure isn’t something that should be dismissed out of hand.
Deep Red State Fights Blue-Green Algae Blooms — With A Carbon Sequestration Twist
A new method for attacking blue-green algae blooms could pack a carbon sequestration punch in red and blue states alike.
