Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff
Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes and wildfires combined.
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Nuclear-powered data centers are a dangerous boondoggle
Billionaires want to use your tax dollars to put nuclear-powered AI data centers in drought-prone farmland.
Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios
The rapid pace of climate change can affect ecosystems in ways that defy expectations based on past experiences.
Solar panels’ shade helps boost grassland productivity in dry years
Grasslands provide important habitat for wildlife and serve as a critical food source for livestock.
Building a sustainable water supply for Florida
The era of relying upon increased withdrawals of inexpensive fresh groundwater is over in Florida,
Florida’s fires are not just natural disasters – they’re climate warnings
Wildfires have scorched more than 57,000 acres of Florida land this year alone.
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
Habitat loss, insecticides, rising temperatures and drying landscapes can all harm these fragile insects.
Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires
Effective wildfire management reduces risks, lowers carbon emissions and enhances carbon storage to combat global warming.
Trees ‘remember’ wetter times − never having known abundant rain could buffer today’s young forests against climate change
Our observations provide hope that young trees may be better prepared to cope with the world as humans have shaped ...
Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control
As global temperatures rise, cities throughout the US are more likely to experience drier conditions