Environmental News Network

U.S. Hit By 16 Billion-Dollar Disasters This Year, So Far

September will be remembered as a month of extremes: Historic wildfires burned across the West, unprecedented tropical activity churned up the Atlantic, and parts of the country saw record heat.

NOAA’s Climate Program Office Awards $48.7M to Advance Climate and Decision Support Science, Build Community Resilience

Since the 1980s, average annual damages from weather and climate-related billion-dollar disasters have more than quadrupled in the United States

Climate Change Could Mean Fewer Sunny Days for Hot Regions Banking on Solar Power

While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, new research suggests that changes to regional climates brought on by global warming could make areas currently considered ideal for solar power production less viable in the future.

Nine Things You Probably Didn't Know About Aquaculture

Many aquaculture producers in the United States don’t raise fish, despite the industry’s popular image of fish farming.

Hydrology Data Tool Helps Users Manage Water Resources, Protect Infrastructure

River systems are essential resources for everything from drinking water supply to power generation – but these systems are also hydrologically complex, and it is not always clear how water flow data from various monitoring points relates to any specific piece of infrastructure.