Increasing Dependence on Mountain Meltwater Could Threaten Lowland Agriculture
California’s Central Valley generates an estimated $17 billion in crop sales each year while...
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USGS Updates SPARROW Streamflow Modeling Tool
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released new interactive mappers and models for its online...
Read MoreLess Snowpack May Mean Greater Floods in Western U.S.
In several mountainous and high-latitude regions, one of the major consequences of climate change means that more winter precipitation falls as rain than as snow. The downtick in snowfall and uptick in rainfall is particularly...
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USGS: Urbanization Threatens Biodiversity in Southeastern U.S. Streams
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the results of a new study highlighting a looming...
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Less Pervious Space Does Not Necessarily Mean More Flash Floods
Urbanization affects flash-flood risks differently in eastern and western U.S. For many water...
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