Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources

Scientists develop novel new indicator for monitoring danger to the world's rainforests, which are losing capacity to cycle carbon and ...

Credit: Mimi Abebayehu/Wikimedia Commons Rivers are lifelines for many countries. They create valuable ecosystems, provide drinking water for people and ...

UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem's role in removing atmospheric CO2Credit: Shane Coffield / UCI Irvine, Calif., July 22, ...

Study is a product of the MARCAN project, led by the University of MaltaCredit: Prof. Aaron Micallef An international team ...

Successful dryland restoration to benefit 2bn peopleCredit: Flinders University Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, ...

A miniature radar device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and even hollowed out ...

Most of the viruses were previously unknown to humans, study findsCredit: Image courtesy Lonnie Thompson, The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, ...

Meiyu-Baiu fronts in the most recent decade the wettest on recordCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Hundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making ...

Economic impacts of floodingCredit: UT Arlington Sea-level rise threatens to produce more frequent and severe flooding in coastal regions and ...

The extraordinary ability of animals to rapidly evolve in response to predators has been demonstrated via genetic sequencing of a ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York suggests that the demographic collapse at the ...

The research forecasts water supply and economic risks as tensions mount over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance DamCredit: (Photo/NASA-JPL) Rapid filling of ...

UMass Lowell-led research conducted in Mass., MaineCredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass. - Researchers led by a UMass ...

Stanford researchers map how sea-level rise adaptation strategies impact economies and floodwatersCredit: djperry/iStock Communities trying to fight sea-level rise could ...

Rapid snowmelt can be dangerous, and understanding its drivers is important for understanding the world under the influence of climate ...

Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN ...

Credit: Saildrone, Inc. Conditions in the tropical ocean affect weather patterns worldwide. The most well-known examples are El Niño or ...

Walton Family Foundation grant will create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, covering agriculture, water and environmental issues ...

They offer more protection than we thought, estuaries study showsCredit: Swansea University Coastal wetlands - such as salt marshes - ...