Human disruption to Earth's freshwater cycle has exceeded the safe limit, our research shows
‘Green water’ is essential for healthy soils and a benign climate, but it’s under threat.
June 27, 2022 • ~9 min
‘Green water’ is essential for healthy soils and a benign climate, but it’s under threat.
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Water-related hazards are exceptionally destructive, and the impact of climate change on extreme water-related events is increasingly evident, a lead author of the new report warns.
As rivers run dry in the Rocky Mountains and the West, its easy to wonder where all the snow you see on mountain peaks goes. Some of it ends up in the air, but researchers aren’t sure how much.
The water cycle is intensifying as the world warms, bringing heavier downpours and longer droughts.
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