Published : . August 2013. Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, this report is the result of a collabo ...

Published : . September 2013. This report, representing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I's contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment report (AR5), ...

Published : . March 2016. President Obama issued this Memorandum and Action Plan on building long-term drought resilience under his Climate Action Plan. The document elucidates the ro ...

This animation shows LandSat views of Lake Mead in 2000 and 2015. The extent (and depth) of the reservoir shrank visibly over the fifteen years between views. Public domain image by Climate. gov, base ...

The Colorado River system spans seven states. The Upper and Lower Basins of the river provide water, food, recreation, and electricity for millions of residents and visitors. Public domain image produ ...

This schematic diagram shows the elevation of three water intakes that move water from Lake Mead to the city of Las Vegas. The newest intake—Intake 3 in the diagram—is approximately 220 feet below the ...

Every one of the 357 climate divisions across the contiguous United States and Alaska ended up—at least—in the “warmer than normal” category. In this week's Beyond the Data blog, Deke Arndt explains why that's harder to do than it sounds.

Currently, the risk of regional-scale tornado outbreaks is predictable only about 7 days in advance. But NOAA scientists report that sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific may provide a month or more of advance warning of an elevated risk for tornado outbreaks.

Summary: This integrated set of tools and techniques enables researchers to facilitate large studies built upon the RiverWare modeling software.

Summary: This advanced water resource modeling tool gives licensed users a way to model any river basin. Users who would like to view the output of model runs can request a free RiverWare Viewer License.