Author: Alan Day

Sinking land combined with sea-level rise especially problematic along Gulf Coast, new study finds

The gradual sinking of coastal land areas has been a “silent problem” that figures to exacerbate flooding risks and livelihoods in locales experiencing sea-level rise, such as Houston-area communities along the Gulf Coast, according to a peer-reviewed study published this month in the journal Nature.

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La Niña watch is officially on: How will Texas weather be impacted in 2024?

(NEXSTAR) – El Niño hasn’t even grown cold, but national forecasters say its counterpart, La Niña, is already waiting in the wings to take over. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center issued a La Niña watch Thursday, predicting the U.S. will be in a La Niña pattern by the end of summer.

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‘Invisible’ water losses in California’s agricultural heartland now match volume of giant reservoir: Study

The impacts of climate change in central California’s agriculture hub are causing such drastic increases in irrigation demands that annual water use over the past decade now matches the volume of the region’s biggest reservoir, a new study has found.

Source: ‘Invisible’ water losses in California’s agricultural heartland now match volume of giant reservoir: Study