A record-setting rainstorm over Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i in April 2018 resulted in severe flash flooding and estimated damage of nearly $180 million.
Kaua‘i’s 2018 Record-Setting Rain Caused by a Series of Supercell Thunderstorms
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Evaporative Demand Increase Across Lower 48 Means Less Water Supplies, Drier Vegetation, and Higher Fire Risk
New research led by Desert Research Institute scientists shows that atmospheric thirst is a persistent force in pushing Western landscapes and water supplies toward drought.
Environmental DNA Reveals Secret Reef Inhabitants
An international research team use a global sampling of seawater to reveal which tropical reef fish occur where.
Logging "Amplified" Severity of Black Summer Bushfires
An analysis of the fire footprint of the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires has found logging elevated the risk of high-severity fires.
Study Sets Course for Crucial Research on Himalayan Waters
A new study featuring contributions from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has identified 100 pressing research questions on climate change and water resources in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) that must be answered to protect the communities that live there.
Study Illustrates Nuances of Gravitational Pull of Ice Sheets
It is well known that global warming is causing sea levels to rise via two processes: thermal expansion, when water expands because of its increased temperature, and melting of land-based ice, when meltwater flows into the ocean.
