Summary: Rising seas threaten a host of natural and human systems along Pacific Island coasts. Across the region, water levels reflect a complex interplay of short- and long-term processes that take place on regional and global scales.

Summary: This downloadable GIS toolset can help conservation planners, landowners, and researchers better manage watershed runoff while supporting agricultural production, as well as to identify appropriate locations for implementing conservation options in a watershed.

Summary: The ability of people, plants, and wildlife to thrive on Pacific islands is tied to the amount of precipitation each island receives. On time scales from months to decades, climate variability and change affect precipitation patterns across the region.

Cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern tropical Pacific ocean have continued and deepened during September as compared to August. Sea surface temperature is one criteria th ...

Odds are back on for the development of La Niña this fall. Our blogger discusses what happened during September to change the forecast. 

Summary: This program brings together multiple state, federal, and sometimes tribal and local agencies to reduce the risk of—and enhance response and recovery from—flooding and other natural disasters in the United States.

Summary: Melting ice on Arctic land is contributing to global sea level rise. Atmospheric and oceanic currents spread changes that occur in the Arctic to other parts of the world.

Summary: Environmental changes in the Arctic can disrupt the health, quality of life, and economy of Arctic peoples, especially in isolated rural villages where many native peoples follow subsistence lifestyles.

Summary: Declining sea ice opens opportunities for shipping, oil and gas extraction, mining, and tourism. These activities can stimulate the economy, but they bring new risks to people and ecosystems across the Arctic.

Summary: As the climate warms, portions of “permanently” frozen ground are beginning to thaw, changing how water interacts with the land and reducing the stability of soils beneath buildings, homes, and roads.