The Rio Grande-Rio Bravo is the lifeblood of the water scarce Chihuahuan desert region but climate change, coupled with rising populations and diversifying demands, threatens the river’s future and ...

Washington's iconic cherry blossoms are approaching peak bloom, and it's happening earlier due to human-amplified climate change. You might be wishing for warmer temperatures, but when spring ...

Apr. 21, 2025 — What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal ...

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

The US Climate Action Summit 2025 will launch on April 21 and run until April 25 with a week of engaging events across Washington, DC. These include Health and Climate Day on April 22, and our ...

When local and state officials want to know how more intense rainfall or rising sea levels affects their communities, they can turn to the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated ...

The climate crisis is amplifying displacement and making life harder for those already forced to flee. Climate change and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events and ...

The Pacific Climate Change Data portal provides site-specific historical climate information as well as trends in mean and extreme indices for the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste. The portal was ...

Apr. 21, 2025 — What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal ...

El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens will host a wild Party for the Planet event on Saturday, April 12, to celebrate wildlife, conservation and Earth Day. The celebration will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Humankind faces unprecedented changes in climate patterns, sea-level, ocean acidity, ecosystems, and more. Learn more about the science behind these issues in the following FAQs.

American Southwest. But new research suggests that even this hardy species could see its habitat shrink significantly in the ...