As climate change parches the Southwest, here's a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River

A Western scholar proposes allocating water from the Colorado River based on percentages of its actual flow instead of fixed amounts that exceed what’s there – and including tribes this time.

Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah • conversation
Nov. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

How using tree rings to look into the past can teach us about the climate changes we face in the future

Tree rings carry a wealth of information, which can be used to uncover climate data from hundreds of years ago.

Mary Gagen, Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 • ~7 min

Evacuations ordered as a powerful storm heads for California's wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Studies show climate change is raising the risk of cascading hazards that alone might not be extreme but add up to human disasters. Communities and government agencies aren’t prepared.

Amir AghaKouchak, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~9 min

Extreme rain heads for California's wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Studies show climate change is raising the risk of cascading hazards that alone might not be extreme but add up to human disasters. Communities and government agencies aren’t prepared.

Amir AghaKouchak, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Extreme rain heads for California's burn scars, raising the risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Studies show climate change is raising the risk of cascading hazards that alone might not be extreme but add up to human disasters. Communities and government agencies aren’t prepared.

Amir AghaKouchak, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Cities worldwide aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and that share is growing. Rapid climate change could make many cities unlivable in the coming decades without major investments to adapt.

John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 • ~9 min

Seven ways to save lives on the frontline of the climate crisis

Researchers asked aid workers how to best prepare for the climate emergency in places where its effects are most severe.

Ram Vadi, Program Director in Health Systems, University of Manchester • conversation
Oct. 15, 2021 • ~8 min

Ancient groundwater: Why the water you're drinking may be thousands of years old

As surface water diminishes in the Western US, people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into older groundwater that can take thousands of years to replenish naturally.

Kevin M. Befus, Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology, University of Arkansas • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 • ~10 min

Severe 2011 drought in Texas was much worse than thought

The 2011 drought in Texas, considered one of the worst ever, was even more widespread and longer lasting than previously thought.

Anton Caputo-UT Austin • futurity
Oct. 7, 2021 • ~6 min

The water you're drinking may be thousands of years old – growing demand for deeper wells is tapping ancient reserves

As surface water diminishes in the Western US, people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into older groundwater that can take thousands of years to replenish naturally.

Kevin M. Befus, Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology, University of Arkansas • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 • ~10 min

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