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Wetlands stopped $625 million in property damage during Hurricane Sandy. Can they help Houston?
As the financial toll of hurricane Harvey reaches new levels, scientists like Katie Arkema discuss how the solution to curbing property damage in the future may lay with the increase of wetlands.
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Coverage: Jordan Faces More Frequent Long and Severe Droughts
Jordan is among the world’s most water-poor nations, and a new, comprehensive analysis of regional drought and land-use changes in upstream Syria suggests the conditions could get significantly worse.
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Catastrophic storms, once rare, are almost routine. Is climate change to blame?
Noah Diffenbaugh is quoted related to Hurricane Harvey and the intensity and frequencies of rare storms
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Blame Climate Change for Packing Harvey With Rain, but Not for Its Slow Pace
Mark Jacobson is quoted on Hurricane Harvey's slow pace and heavy rains.
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Hurricane Harvey Was No Surprise
Noah Diffenbaugh, a professor of earth system science at Stanford, writes an opinion piece on discussing the possible links between climate change and events like Hurricane Harvey and how can better prepare.
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Harvey may have caught Texas by surprise, but other places have been getting ready for more extreme weather
Katharine Mach is quoted on the effects climate change and increased emissions have in contributing to more extreme weather phenomenon.
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Don't forget about coal, new Energy Department report says
Michael Wara is quoted on his responce to new report by federal government on the continued use of coal as a primary source of electricity
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Trump nominated a climate denier as USDA chief scientist — here’s why that matters
David Lobell is quoted on President Trump's nomination for USDA's Chief scientist
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Shoring up coastal infrastructure is long past due
Christopher Field and Kathrine Mach contribute on article looking into the importance of funding coastal infrustrucutre and the effects it could have if overlooked
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Manganese in Underground Drinking Water is Cause for Concern
Scott Fendorf co-contributor in study that looks into potentially high and dangerous levels of manganese in U.S. Glacial Aquifer and 3 Asian countries.
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Fossils reveal how bizarre mammal beat extinction
Elizabeth Hadly is mentioned in new study in "understand factors driving the extinction of mammals."
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Coverage: Roadmaps for an All-Renewable Energy World
Study led by Mark Jacobson creates roadmaps for 139 countries to convert to 100-percent clean, renewable energy for all purposes.
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California defies Trump claim that environmental regulation kills economic growth
Charles Kolstad comments on new study showing that California is thriving under environmental regulations stating that California's goal was "to demonstrate that you can stabilize carbon emissions and still have a prosperous economy.”
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California effort to fight climate change just got some good news
Study by Christopher Field and Kathrine Mach shows evidence that California's climate program is yielding positive results
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How a California groundwater case could affect Nevada and the West
Leon Szeptycki comments on the Ninth Circuit ruling in California on issue of groundwater rights and its potential outcomes for other states
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Following damage caused by economic rise, China tackles ambitious conservation experiment
Gretchen Daily comments on China's new environmental conservation initiative
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Sacramento County sues to block Delta tunnels – and it’s not alone
Barton Thompson weights in his opinion on how proceeding will start in Sacramento County suing state government to block the construction of the Delta Tunnels.
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Climate Lessons from California
Noah Diffenbaugh's op-ed on new climate science report from the white house and its implications in California and throughout the U.S.
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Coverage: Growing Carbon Offsets on Trees
A pioneering California program to sell carbon offsets has surprising environmental benefits – including providing habitat for endangered species – and provides lessons for initiatives under development in other states and countries, according to study.
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Stanford engineers develop planning tool for replenishing aquifers
Stanford professor Richard Luthy and graduate student Jonathan Bradshaw have developed new methods of collection water to help urban areas
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