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NASA Satellites See Wildfires Across Colorado
June 26, 2012 — NASA's Aqua satellite captured a natural-color image of Colorado wildfires raging on June 23, ... > full story -
Big Uncertainties in the Global Water Budget
June 13, 2012 — No life without water. Catastrophes like droughts or strong rains reflect our dependence on the water cycle and climate system. Hence, it is important to understand details of the water cycle among ... > full story -
The Downstream Consequences of Depleting Groundwater
June 11, 2012 — A new report identifies improvements to groundwater management from the Western United States to ... > full story -
U.S. Experienced Second Warmest May, Warmest Spring on Record, NOAA Reports
June 7, 2012 — According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during May was 64.3°F, 3.3°F above the long-term average, making it the second warmest May on record. The month's ... > full story -
Rain May Not Always Be a Welcome Thing to Waterbirds
June 7, 2012 — Scientists have found that waterbird communities can be the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to detecting the health of urban estuary ecosystems. Their research revealed that the types of ... > full story -
Sierra Nevada 200-Year Megadroughts Confirmed
June 1, 2012 — The culmination of a comprehensive high-tech assessment of Fallen Leaf Lake -- a small moraine-bound lake at the south end of the Lake Tahoe Basin -- shows that stands of pre-Medieval trees in the ... > full story -
Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California Threatens US Food Security
May 28, 2012 — The US's food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture, according to a new study. The study paints the highest resolution picture yet of how groundwater ... > full story -
More Summer Heatwaves Likely in Europe: Predictability of European Summer Heat from Spring and Winter Rainfall
May 27, 2012 — The prediction, one season ahead, of summer heat waves in Europe remains a challenge. A new study shows that summer heat in Europe rarely develops after rainy winter and spring seasons over Southern ... > full story -
Ancient Tree-Ring Records from Southwest U.S. Suggest Today's Megafires Are Truly Unusual
May 16, 2012 — Today's mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests an unprecedented study that examined 1,500 years of ancient tree ring and fire ... > full story -
Geologists Map Prehistoric Climate Changes in Canada's Yukon Territory
May 8, 2012 — Scientists have analyzed sedimentary and geochemical records of water-level changes in Rantin Lake, located in the boreal forest of Canada's southeastern Yukon ... > full story
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