Hydrology/Water Resources

Image processing algorithms on satellite images show how sea ice drift affects freshwater flux in Arctic Ocean currents Climate change is accomplishing what centuries of exploration could not: opening the fabled Northwest Passage, a…

New study on the future of the global seafloor The ocean hosts an inconceivable wealth of marine life and diverse habitats, most of which remains unknown and unseen. International plans to mine minerals from the deep seafloor threaten this…

UH researcher develops model to project lake levels in world's largest tropical lakeCredit: Emily Beverly Global climate change could cause Africa's Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and source of the Nile…

Arindam Banerjee's lab uses innovative active grid turbulence generator to mimic water conditions of Verdant Power's Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) ProjectCredit: Arindam Banerjee Imagine a single tidal turbine capable of…

Credit: Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth Homes and communities across the UK have felt the full force of torrential downpours in recent weeks. And the UK's uplands could in future see significantly more annual rainfall than is…

University of Arizona researchers have shown that the conversation around migration out of Central American countries should be more nuanced and based on local trends rather than regional expectationsCredit: Mari Cleven A quick Google…

Income, climate also considered in assessing yard fertilization, irrigation and pesticide use Neighbor peer pressure may be linked to increases in yard fertilization and irrigation across several distinct climate regions of the US,…

Credit: Lauren McPhillips Urban development in the eastern United States results in an increase in flash flooding in nearby streams, but in the arid West, urbanization has just the opposite effect, according to a Penn State…

Hydropower is broadly considered to be much more environmentally friendly than electricity generated from fossil fuels, and in many cases this is true. However, a new study reveals that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies…

International research team presents combination of mapping of underwater structures and geochemical measurementsCredit: CC BY 4.0: Maren Brehme; DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-52638-z Where to drill? This is the basic question in…