This is a guest post by Dr. William Sweet and colleagues Dr. Greg Dusek, Dr. John Callahan, Analise Keeney, and Karen Kavanaugh with NOAA’s National Ocean Service who are advancing the science and services to track and predict coastal flood risk in the face of sea level rise.
In the midst of eye-popping summer precipitation in New England, the Deputy Commissioner at the New Hampshire Insurance Department, D.J. … [continued]
The designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is not only extremely popular but its protections are long overdue.
Sea level rise increases more than global average
Ocean heat and acidification threatens ecosystems and way of life
Glacier ice thickness in the western part of the Indonesian island of New Guinea shows a big reduction La Niña marked only a temporary brake on rising temperatures
Agriculture especially vulnerable to climate impacts Early Warnings must reach everyone
Amid scorching heat, cities around the world are rethinking access to waterways
Hurricane Hilary Barrels Toward Baja California Hurricane Hilary, a category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean, approached the Baja California … [continued]
PFAS, a category of toxic chemicals that consists of thousands of man-made compounds, are used by industry and often added to consumer products, ranging from cookware to cosmetics, to make them stain- and water-resistant. PFAS are nearly indestructible “forever toxic” chemicals that are found in our air, water, food—and our bodies. They can be harmful to human health even at very low doses, with some being linked to immune suppression, cancer, and developmental disorders. However, there has been little done to address PFAS contamination.
New data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas show that 25 countries — housing one-quarter of the global population — … [continued]
Native Hawaiians and longtime Lāhainā residents worry the aftermath of the wildfires that incinerated much of the former capital of … [continued]
Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles they call … [continued]
