Water

The second-largest US state located in the south-central part of the country – is consistently ranked among the top 10 states most affected by extreme weather events, such as drought, extreme heat, and wildfires.

A new study by University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrology researchers found that exposure to wildfire smoke can cause glaciers to melt faster, affecting mountain runoff that provides major freshwater resources for life downstream.

Climate disruption has arrived, bringing challenges that once seemed unimaginable: wildfires so large and hot that they create their own weather, record-breaking heat waves and a vanishing Sierra snowpack.

When I was a researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I brought my 6-month-old daughter with me to Yellowstone National Park. Thesforests are incredibly resilient to wildfire because they’ve been adapting to it for 10,000 years.

Most scientists researching California's extreme weather events have focused their investigations on the last decade and predict a more tumultuous future. But new research finds that increasing extreme weather trends began half a century ago.

During extreme weather events in 2021, something in particular stood out in the United States: a sharp national precipitation divide, with one side of the country too wet, the other too dry.

This study examines six projects under the International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Program (ASAP).