A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The first documents damage along the line of the Teesta River, but ...

Mississippi River ships and barges carry over 500 million tons of cargo through the Southwest Pass shipping channel at the river’s end to reach major ports that handle 18% of U.S. waterborne commerce.

As the Earth’s climate warms due to increasing greenhouse gases, relative humidity (RH) over land is projected to decrease. Previously, the ocean has been considered the cause of the land RH decrease ...

Composite average of “open” (left column) and “closed valve” (right column) conditions for the Labrador Current, respectively. The top raw panels show potential thickness of the lower layer through ...

This simulation shows what it might look like to dive into a lunar pit and explore a connected lava tube. Credit: Conor Marsh, University of Manchester/ ESA The Moon’s surface is pockmarked with more ...

This RGB (red-green-blue) composite satellite view of farmland in Brazil comprises three images of a single polarization taken during three different parts of the growing season. This technique is ...

Water loss associated with aquifers and basins in South America, including Brazil’s São Francisco River, amounts to 95% of water loss on Earth, new research shows. Credit: Cleferson Comarela/Wikimedia ...

Current pledges and policies are not enough to keep Earth's warming below Paris Agreement targets by 2100, according to a United Nations report. Credit: NASA/JPL Research & Developments is a blog for ...

When the Argyle diamond mine opened in 1983, it doubled global diamond production. The mine was shuttered in 2020. Credit: Murray Rayner In popular culture, diamonds aren’t often associated with ...

Magma is on the move beneath Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin in Wyoming and throughout the caldera but is unlikely to contribute to an eruption. Credit: Jim Peaco/NPS Magma deep beneath ...