Where the threat of wildfires is rising, HEPA filters and air scrubbers installed for protection against pandemics can also provide climate resilience by protecting hospitals from smoke.
When a flood is forecast for the Red River of the North, community leaders, emergency responders, and residents around Fargo, ND, and Moorhead, MN, can gauge their need for preparation by accessing visualizations showing the extent, depth, and timing of expected flooding.
Wildfires burn in British Columbia
July 31, 2017
Exceptional drought in Northern Plains in July 2017
July 24, 2017
Heat waves bring some level of discomfort to nearly everyone. When excessive heat catches vulnerable populations off guard, that discomfort can advance to illness and even death. Public health officials in Minnesota are working to protect people in both rural and urban settings.
Thanks to warming winters and thawing permafrost, Arctic soil microbes are churning out carbon dioxide well after the end of the growing season ends. This extra source of atmospheric carbon may accelerate a regional warming trend that is already twice as fast as the global average.
Cyclone Mora hits vulnerable Bangladesh
June 9, 2017
A mild winter and warm spring have led to a large patch of open water in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, an extremely unusual—possibly unprecedented—occurrence for mid-May.
Faced with the potential of a large expense related to water quality, Maine's Portland Water District had two investment choices: conservation or concrete.
The Boston Marathon takes place every year on the third Monday in April. The average daytime high temperature in April has been warming rapidly in recent decades, making uncomfortable race days more likely.