4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (434+ words) Cities across Brazil’s Amazon region are developing climate plans and environmental projects as Amazon Day draws attention to conservation and climate challenges facing the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Amazon Day, observed annually in Brazil on Sept. 5, focuses attention on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (310+ words) A state water agency recently hit a major benchmark in tracking long-term changes to water storage capacity across Texas lakes and reservoirs. The Texas Water Development Board completed its 200th hydrographic survey, marking more than three decades of measuring sediment levels…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (204+ words) International environmental funders are preparing a major financial push to help dryland communities adapt to increasingly severe climate conditions and land degradation. Under the broader GEF-9 cycle, which carries an initial programming baseline of $3.9 billion, drought resilience will receive dedicated…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (273+ words) While global warming has reached a point where human influence is undeniable on a planetary scale, pinpointing that same impact at the local level has remained a challenge due to discrepancies between computer projections and real-world temperature measurements. The empirical…...