by Admin | Jun 21, 2019 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
A new study from the University of Arizona may have important implications for managing water resources. Groundwater pumping over the last century, the researchers say, has contributed as much as 50 percent to stream flow declines in some U.S. rivers. How has this...
by Admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Climate Change
While much of the world has no trouble understanding the basic truth about humans’ role in causing climate change, the landscape is a little different in the United States. Rather than being a straightforward, mainstream idea, anthropogenic climate change is a...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Climate Change, Conservation
Historically, the appeal of America’s national parks has been their commitment to preservation. Whether you visit a park in 1918 or 2018, the experience is the same, as the parks have been kept perfectly intact, unchanging over time. Generations of Americans have all...
by Admin | Jul 4, 2018 | Business, Climate Change
It’s no secret that climate change threatens to have a long-term impact on the habitability of our planet. As the potential for floods, fires and other natural disasters gradually increases, it will eventually become more difficult for people in certain locations to...
by Admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
Flood threat levels around the United States are changing, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. Across the northern half of the country, the risk of floods is rising, while in the southern half it is declining. This is due in part to the amount of...