The fastest population growth in the West's wildland-urban interface is in areas most vulnerable to wildfires

A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.

Park Williams, Associate Professor of Hydroclimateology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min

The fastest population growth in the West's wildland fringes is in ecosystems most vulnerable to wildfires

A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.

Park Williams, Associate Professor of Hydroclimateology, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min

Natural disasters can take a real toll on mental health

People who've been through repeat disasters show reduced mental health. It's the "reverse of the adage 'what does not kill you makes you stronger.'"

Timothy Schnettler-Texas A&M • futurity
Jan. 25, 2022 • ~4 min

Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether the challenge is drought or floods

Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.

Christine E. Hatch, Professor of Geosciences, UMass Amherst • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~9 min

Texas just had its hottest December since 1889

Texas has just experienced its hottest December on record, says the state climatologist.

Keith Randall-Texas A&M • futurity
Jan. 4, 2022 • ~4 min

Devastating Colorado fires cap a year of climate disasters in 2021, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry

US disasters in 2021 told a tale of two climate extremes. A climate scientist explains why wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas drier.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~9 min

Biosphere shows how drought affects rainforest

Subjecting the enclosed rainforest in Biosphere 2 to drought reveals some evidence of resilience but a big drop in carbon storage.

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~7 min

2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry

US disasters in 2021 told a tale of two climate extremes. A climate scientist explains why wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas drier.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~8 min

'Zero Day' for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning

Long before climate change was evident, California began planning a system of canals and reservoirs to carry water from the mountains to drier farms and cities. It’s no longer enough.

Lara B. Fowler, Senior Lecturer in Law and Assistant Director for Outreach and Engagement, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Penn State • conversation
Dec. 10, 2021 • ~10 min

California's water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada

The State Water Project cut its initial allocations for water agencies to 0% for 2022. A California water expert explains why.

Roger Bales, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced • conversation
Dec. 7, 2021 • ~9 min

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