Boston waterfront. Image credit: Charles Jewell, Director of Planning and Sustainability, Boston Water and Sewer Commission. Page/s that contain this image : . What if it Happened Here? ...

Although this was the smallest warm departure for any March since 2014, it was still the eighth-warmest March for the planet in the 142-year record.

This visualization of a flooded street in Boston was produced using the new stormwater model. Image credit: Charles Jewell, Director of Planning and Sustainability, Boston Water and Sewer Commission. ...

Inundation model for a 100-year flood in the City of Boston. Image credit: Boston Water and Sewer Commission, used with permission. Page/s that contain this image : . What if it Happened ...

Summary: ADCIRC is a system of computer programs for solving time dependent, free surface circulation and transport problems in two and three dimensions. These programs utilize the finite element method in space allowing the use of highly flexible, unstructured grids.

Summary: Faced with the possibility of a storm similar to Hurricane Harvey hitting Boston, the City Mayor had city planners evaluate the resilience of the city's stormwater system to a 500-year storm.

As NOAA adopts 1991–2020 as the new 30-year period of record, “average” hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean will increase. Average activity for the new period of record means 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.

With wildfires in the western United States burning nearly 3.56 million hectares (8.8 million acres) in 2020, or about 75% more area than expected in an average year, it’s important to know how droughts, wildfires, and heat waves interact. How do they shape each other’s likelihoods, magnitudes, and impacts?

Published : . September 2020. This report presents recommendations for how state governments can develop climate-resilience financial systems that help local communities invest in pro ...

Summary: This innovative forecast tool can help producers in the Great Plains determine how much grass will be available for livestock to graze during summer months.