Exploratory modeling in California’s Central Valley indicates that evaluating the costs, benefits, and risks to individual providers is necessary to ensure the viability of future water projects.
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La Captura de Carbono No Puede Resolver el Problema Climático Sin Acciones Individuales
Las elecciones individuales, como la adopción de vehículos eléctricos, serán un factor importante en el cumplimiento de los objetivos climáticos del Acuerdo de París.
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Is Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster?
In the contiguous United States, 57% of structures are at risk of experiencing at least one natural hazard—and risk is driven by greater development in hazardous areas against a backdrop of climate change.
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Half of U.S. Tidal Marsh Areas Vulnerable to Rising Seas
Adaptation appears possible in some areas, with northerly marshes having a greater capacity to form new soil and gain elevation, whereas some southerly marshes can migrate inland.
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Extreme Rainfall Statistics May Shift as U.S. Climate Warms
Precipitation data and high-resolution modeling suggest that extreme rainfall events under a changing climate will be shorter, more intense, and more widely spread out.
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Global Warming Causes Uneven Changes in Heat Stress Indicators
Different indicators change in different ways, but climate models project a clear trend of increasing heat stress.
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Carbon Capture Can’t Solve the Climate Problem Without Individual Actions
Individual choices like the adoption of electric vehicles are going to factor heavily in meeting the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.
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Evaluating Environmental Predictors of Western U.S. Wildfires
A new analysis highlights the importance of carefully selecting the environmental variables used to drive future changes in wildfire burn area in climate models.