In 2019, the area of the Arctic Ocean where the summer sea ice cover was at least 15 percent tied with 2007 and 2016 as the second-smallest on record. 

Statistics related to rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Harvey, a land-falling storm that impacted the Houston, Texas region in 2017. Source : . West Gulf River Forecast Center - Hurr ...

Sunrise over the Morris Wetland Management District in Minnesota. Source : . U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region Flickr Photostream. Photo credit: Alex Galt, U. S. Fish and Wi ...

The rusty-patched bumble bee was once an excellent pollinator of wildflowers, cranberries, and other important crops, including plum, apple, alfalfa and onion seed. The species occupied grasslands and ...

The Global Climate Dashboard provides one-stop access to information, maps, and graphs of key indicators of our global climate. Interactive graphs provide a system-wide view of the state of natural patterns like El Niño and the Arctic Oscillation and those linked to human-caused climate change, such as sea level rise and greenhouse gases. 

Summary: Ecosystems are often most at risk when climate stressors interact with non-climate stressors, such as land-use change, habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species. Restoration of natural systems, increases in the use of green infrastructure, and targeted conservation efforts can help protect people and nature from climate change impacts.

Summary: Midwest forests provide economic and ecological benefits to the region and beyond, yet changing conditions are providing advantages to invasive species and pests, increasing tree mortality and reducing forest productivity. Land managers are responding by selecting diverse tree species adapted to a range of projected conditions.

Integrating strips of native prairie vegetation into row crops has been shown to reduce sediment and nutrient loss from fields, as well as improve biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services. ...

During the past 30 years, there has been an increase in the length of the frost-free season over the contiguous United States and Alaska, relative to the 1979-2017 average. The bars on the graph show ...

Heavy precipitation is becoming more intense and more frequent across most of the United States, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, and these trends are projected to continue in the future. Cl ...